Britain moves closer to arming Syrian opposition

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—With Europe split on arming the Syrian rebels Britain has laid out a plan to lift the EU’s arms embargo on the Syrian opposition, Asharq Al-Awsat has learnt. Britain has put forward a proposal to the EU calling for the arming of the Syrian opposition. This proposal emphasizes that London and Paris agree that providing the “moderate factions in the opposition with lethal weapons” will increase the pressure on the Assad regime to enter into negotiations with...

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Hague on Syrian Crisis, Hezbollah, and Iran

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—During his Middle East tour last week, British Foreign Secretary William Hague focused on one major issue, namely the on-going Syrian crisis. Asharq Al-Awsat spoke with Hague at the residence of Peter Millett, the British Ambassador in Jordan. In this interview, Hague talked about the “Geneva 2” conference's chances of success, the difficultly of finding a political solution to the Syrian crisis, and Iran's nuclear project. As his Middle East tour draws...

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