Articles tagged with: al-Assad

Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Opinion: Saving Syria’s Revolution

All eyes are on the Syrian people who are set to choose a leader for the Syrian National Coalition next week. The process began approximately two months ago when members of the opposition disagreed over Ghassan Hitto's appointment. A prospective choice who was not popular among Syrians, Hitto failed to establish a satisfactory government during the period following his “election”. The most likely new candidate for this post is Ahmad Tohme. Contrary to Hitto, Tohme is a well-known face am...

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Yousef Al-Dayni
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Opinion: The Iraqization of Syria

The disregard shown by the international community towards Syria, particularly by “mastermind” the US, continues to cast its shadow over the developments in the region. Unfortunately, not only is the Obama administration floundering in its attempts to establish a mechanism and limits for intervention, there is also what might be called a “campaign” being launched by some US politicians to fuel fear of repeating the Iraqi scenario in Syria. The campaign is not limited to bashful statement...

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Hussein Shobokshi
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Opinion: Waiting for the Final Scene

The amount of concern, fear, blood, damage and destruction in Syria seem to be commensurate with the gravity of the problem as well as with the price Syrians have paid over the las...

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Eyad Abu Shakra
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on : Thursday, 16 May, 2013

Opinion: Obama’s Betrayal

It is obvious that the priorities of the Syrian rebels are different from those of the US president and the British prime minister. The Syrian issue is the main concern of the p...

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Tam Hussein
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on : Wednesday, 24 Apr, 2013

The Brotherhood’s Man in London

Out of all the places to meet Zuheir Salem, the number two man of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood (SMB), a David Brent-style office in Alperton, north London, is probably the lea...

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Mshari Al-Zaydi
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on : Saturday, 20 Apr, 2013

Opinion: Assad’s Eureka Moment

In Bashar Al-Jaafari’s latest speech, Assad’s ambassador to the UN focused on the threat of extremism to Syria. He claimed that the Assad regime is a protector of tolerance and...

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Mshari Al-Zaydi
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on : Saturday, 13 Apr, 2013

Syria: Empty Statements Abound

The Syrian people have gotten used to hearing statements characterized by empty superficial rhetoric that seems say both everything and nothing. Many people have called on the ...

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Musaid Al-Zayani
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on : Thursday, 28 Mar, 2013

Syrian Opposition Opens New Embassy in Doha

Doha, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian opposition has opened its first embassy just one day after they took Syria’s seat at the Arab League, replacing the Bashar Al-Assad regime ...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Thursday, 28 Mar, 2013

Syria’s Christian Community Under Attack

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The plight of Syria's Christian community has returned to the fore once again this week after opposition forces claimed that the Assad regime has targ...

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Caroline Akoum
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on : Wednesday, 27 Mar, 2013

Alkhatib Says NATO’s Patriot Refusal Grants Assad Impunity

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—NATO’s refusal to respond to Alkhatib’s plea for Patriot missile-cover for rebel held areas of northern Syria will encourage the Al-Assad regime t...

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