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Topic: Syrian National Council

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February 12, 2013
3:24 pm

A Free Syrian Army fighter walks past destroyed shops in Aleppo, Syria, on Friday, February 8, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Abdullah Al-Yassin)

Syrian oppositionists escape death

Tunisia’s prime minister receives a blow after his proposal for a technocrat government is shot down by party

By Elhanan Miller

February 4, 2013
10:49 pm

A Syrian man carries a child's body after a government airstrike hit the neighborhood of Ansari, in Aleppo, Syria on Sunday, February 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Abdullah al-Yassin)

Syrian rebel leader urges Assad to negotiation table

Mouaz al-Khatib’s offer to facilitate regime’s peaceful departure contrasts previous demands for Assad to resign before talks

January 31, 2013
2:41 am

Syrian opposition coalition leader Sheikh Mouaz Al-Khatib (photo credit: Youtube image grab)

Syria opposition leader willing to talk to government

Remarks by Moaz al-Khatib mark a clear departure from the rebels’ previous line, which demanded Assad first step down

December 7, 2012
5:41 pm

George Sabra, head of the main Syrian opposition bloc in exile, the Syrian National Council, on November 10, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Osama Faisal)

Stop Assad before he uses chemical weapons, Syria’s opposition leader implores international community

President ‘would not hesitate to commit such atrocities, warns George Sabra, urging soldiers to defect

By Ilan Ben Zion

November 13, 2012
11:29 pm

Syrian regime opponent George Sabra attends the Syrian National Council's Executive Office elections in Doha, Qatar, on Friday. He won the post of president. (photo credit: AP Photo/Osama Faisal)

US, France recognize Syrian opposition as ‘legitimate representative’ of the people

Western countries join Gulf states in support of broad anti-Assad coalition

By Aaron Kalman and AP

November 13, 2012
10:06 am

In this file photo from October 2012, Syrian rebel fighters belonging to the Liwa al-Tawhid unit pose after several days of intense clashes in Aleppo (photo credit: AP Photo/Narciso Contreras, File)

Newly unified, Syrian rebels seek arms while government forces have ‘more than enough weapons’

‘As long as Bashar Assad has the money to pay his military, it will keep fighting,’ says analyst

By Brian Murphy and Elizabeth A. Kennedy

November 12, 2012
5:28 pm

A general outdoor view of Jordan’s Palace of Justice in Amman Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. In the building, a criminal court sentenced Jordan’s ex-intelligence chief Mohammed al-Dahabi to 13 years and 3 months in jail for embezzlement of public funds, money laundering and abuse of office (photo credit: AP/Raad Adayleh)

A Syrian coalition is born

Jordan’s former security chief goes to jail and a liberal Egyptian politician is sued by country’s Islamists

By Elhanan Miller

November 11, 2012
3:37 pm

Syrian opposition struggles to unite

Iraqi prime minister cancels mega arms deal with Russia

By Elhanan Miller

November 11, 2012
3:58 am

Young Syrians demonstrate against Syrian President Bashar Assad, depicted on the poster beneath the feet of a drummer, in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Nov. 9 (photo credit: AP/Monica G. Prieto)

Doha meeting produces unity plan, Syrian opposition figure says

Groups reportedly agree on main points towards forming a national anti-Assad coalition

By Ron Friedman and AP

November 10, 2012
2:58 pm

George Sabra, right, is congratulated after winning the election of the Executive Office of the Syrian National Council in Doha, Qatar on Friday (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)

‘We get nothing’ from foreign backers, says newly-elected Syrian opposition chief

George Sabra calls for hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid with no strings attached; says Assad’s allies ‘give the regime everything’

By Karin Laub

November 10, 2012
12:39 am

Main Syrian opposition bloc elects left-wing Christian as president

Communist-turned-social democrat George Sabra may counter Western fears about Islamist influences in the Syrian National Council

November 9, 2012
1:50 am

Syrian regime opponent Haytham al-Maleh, center, speaks to reporters on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the Syrian National Council meeting in Doha, Qatar,Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. (photo credit: Osama Faisal/AP)

Syria opposition makes progress toward unity

New body would join groups in Syria with others in exile

November 8, 2012
3:08 am

Syrian regime opponent Riad Seif, right, shakes hands with Syrian National Council chief Abdel Basset Seda during the meeting in Doha on Tuesday. (photo credit: AP/Osama Faisal)

Main Syrian opposition bloc leaves women off leadership rolls

Muslim Brotherhood-linked SNC seen as out of touch with anti-Assad movement in Syria

November 7, 2012
12:36 pm

Syrian regime opponent Riad Seif, right, shakes hands with Syrian National Council chief Abdel Basset Seda during the meeting of the General Assembly of the Syrian National Council in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 (photo credit: AP Photo/Osama Faisal)

Syria’s main opposition group begins electing new leaders

Syrian National Council’s general assembly attempts to deflect efforts to install alternate governance

November 5, 2012
4:09 pm

Syrian regime opponent Abdel Baset Seda, center, speaks with one of the participants during the meeting of the General Assembly of the Syrian National Council in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday, November 4, 2012 (photo credit: AP Photo/Osama Faisal)

Syrian National Council broadens its ranks

Main opposition group has been criticized for being dominated by exiles and academics, far removed from events on the ground

By Karin Laub

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: Syrian National Council

Syrian oppositionists escape death

Tunisia’s prime minister receives a blow after his proposal for a technocrat government is shot down by party

Syrian rebel leader urges Assad to negotiation table

Mouaz al-Khatib’s offer to facilitate regime’s peaceful departure contrasts previous demands for Assad to resign before talks

Syria opposition leader willing to talk to government

Remarks by Moaz al-Khatib mark a clear departure from the rebels’ previous line, which demanded Assad first step down

Stop Assad before he uses chemical weapons, Syria’s opposition leader implores international community

President ‘would not hesitate to commit such atrocities, warns George Sabra, urging soldiers to defect

US, France recognize Syrian opposition as ‘legitimate representative’ of the people

Western countries join Gulf states in support of broad anti-Assad coalition

Newly unified, Syrian rebels seek arms while government forces have ‘more than enough weapons’

‘As long as Bashar Assad has the money to pay his military, it will keep fighting,’ says analyst

A Syrian coalition is born

Jordan’s former security chief goes to jail and a liberal Egyptian politician is sued by country’s Islamists

Syrian opposition struggles to unite

Iraqi prime minister cancels mega arms deal with Russia

Doha meeting produces unity plan, Syrian opposition figure says

Groups reportedly agree on main points towards forming a national anti-Assad coalition

‘We get nothing’ from foreign backers, says newly-elected Syrian opposition chief

George Sabra calls for hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid with no strings attached; says Assad’s allies ‘give the regime everything’

Main Syrian opposition bloc elects left-wing Christian as president

Communist-turned-social democrat George Sabra may counter Western fears about Islamist influences in the Syrian National Council

Syria opposition makes progress toward unity

New body would join groups in Syria with others in exile

Main Syrian opposition bloc leaves women off leadership rolls

Muslim Brotherhood-linked SNC seen as out of touch with anti-Assad movement in Syria

Syria’s main opposition group begins electing new leaders

Syrian National Council’s general assembly attempts to deflect efforts to install alternate governance

Syrian National Council broadens its ranks

Main opposition group has been criticized for being dominated by exiles and academics, far removed from events on the ground

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