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Syrian opposition rejects UN transition plan
World
July 1, 2012
Syrian opposition rejects UN transition plan
BEIRUT — Syrian opposition groups on Sunday rejected a UN-brokered peace plan for a political transition in Syria, calling it…
Syria opposition chief resigns amid infighting
World
May 18, 2012
Syria opposition chief resigns amid infighting
Syrian National Council chief Burhan Ghalioun said on Thursday he will step down to avert divisions within the opposition bloc,…
Syrian National Council reelects Ghalioun president
World
May 15, 2012
Syrian National Council reelects Ghalioun president
The Syrian National Council opposition group re-elected liberal politician Burhan Ghalioun as president at a meeting in Rome on Tuesday,…
Syrian National Council head urges Arab League to be harsher on Assad
World
April 26, 2012
Syrian National Council head urges Arab League to be harsher on Assad
The head of the Syrian National Council has called on the Arab League to at the very least direct a…
More than 45 bodies found after ‘massacre’ in Homs, opposition says
World
March 12, 2012
More than 45 bodies found after ‘massacre’ in Homs, opposition says
The bodies of 47 women and children have been found in the Syrian city of Homs, where security forces have…
Q&A: A primer on Syria’s nearly year-old uprising and crackdown
World
March 3, 2012
Q&A: A primer on Syria’s nearly year-old uprising and crackdown
After weeks of bloody siege, Syrian troops have moved into one of the most restive neighborhoods of Homs, one of…
Syrian Brothers everywhere but Syria
Egypt
February 29, 2012
Syrian Brothers everywhere but Syria
As the regime-toppling revolutions in the Arab world move into their second spring, identifying a unified opposition front for the…
The reality of Syria’s opposition
Opinion
February 28, 2012
The reality of Syria’s opposition
Is the job of the media to report or make news, to provide a channel for expressing views or direct…
US seeks alliance to back Syria opposition after UN veto
World
February 5, 2012
US seeks alliance to back Syria opposition after UN veto
BEIRUT — The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria’s opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a…
Pressure mounts for UN to intervene in Syria
World
January 21, 2012
Pressure mounts for UN to intervene in Syria
Pressure is mounting on the Arab League to seek UN intervention amid growing exasperation that the bloc's hard-won observer mission…