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REUTERS AMMAN SYRIA’S opposition coalition is ready to negotiate President Bashar al Assad’s exit with any member of his government who has not participated in his military crackdown on the uprising…

AFP CAIRO THE NEWLY formed Syrian opposition bloc that has received Arab and international backing is to be based in Egypt, its head Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib told MENA news agency on Monday. “It has bee…

MOHAMED KHOULAIDI DOHA THE International Conference on Food Security in Dry Lands (FSDL) opened at the Qatar University (QU) on Wednesday under the patronage of the Heir Apparent His Highness Sheikh…

AFP DAMASCUS SYRIA’S regime unleashed tank fire and air strikes on rebels on Wednesday as it slammed France for recognising an opposition bloc formed in Qatar that it said amounted to a “declaration…

AFP DOHA THE Syrian National Council came under increasing pressure on Saturday to accept an opposition unity plan after saying it will put forward its own proposals amid growing frustration among o…

AFP DOHA VETERAN dissident George Sabra, a Christian former communist, was elected president of the Syrian National Council opposition bloc at a meeting in Doha, on Friday. The SNC’s 41-member gener…

AFP KUWAIT CITY KUWAIT may call in the army to help security forces stop a march called by the opposition for Sunday after the government vowed to use force if necessary, the emirate’s Al-Anbaa news…

AFP DAMASCUS SYRIAN rebels said on Saturday they had launched a major assault on a northern airbase used to deploy regime air power, on the eve of a crucial meeting to decide the future of the oppos…

AFP BEIRUT THE Lebanese opposition on Tuesday called for an urgent complaint to the UN Security Council and the Arab League against Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s regime. Lebanon’s March 14 coal…

AFP ZAGREB US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that Washington wanted to help the Syrian opposition unite against President Bashar al Assad’s regime but urged it to resist effort…

AFP DUBAI police on Sunday questioned Bahrain Sheikh Ali Salman, who heads the largest spiritual Shiite opposition formation Al-Wefaq, about comments to "sectarian and safety" related matt…