Fahmy offers Cairo as venue for Syria opposition talks
Syrian opposition and regime representatives exchange accusations in Geneva II opening statements
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SNC President discusses Geneva 2 preparations in Cairo
Ahmad Jarba meets Fahmy and El-Araby to discuss preparations for Geneva 2
Foreign minister condemns Syrian missiles and Israeli prisoner treatment
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Kamel Amr blames Israel and Syrian government for escalating tensions and violence in the region
SNC criticises international community for silence on Aleppo
In a meeting with a delegation from the Syrian National Coalition, the Arab League Secretary General urged the UN Security Council to take a firmer stance against Basher Al-Assad
Russia PM slams “unacceptable” support of Syria rebels
Medvedev said he is not ruling out a return to the Kremlin
SNC says $60 billion needed in six months after Assad falls
Over 500 regional and international delegates were meeting in a series of sessions to study strategies for private-sector engagement in helping to rebuild the war-torn country
Syria opposition strikes hard-fought unity deal among fears of spillover
Mortar round fired from Syria hits one of Israel’s positions on the Golan, prompting a riposte
Bombs, air strikes shake Syria after worst violence in weeks
The rebels have scored significant gains in recent weeks and hold swathes of territory in the north
Rebel economy wrap
Libya’s drop in the ocean, aid to Syria, Egypt tender delays, UAE central bank
UN envoy mulls Syria peacekeepers, opposition says
Qatar’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani told reporters that any such force must be “well-armed.”
In Turkey, nations meet to plan for new Syria
By Bradley Klapper and Christopher Torchia/ Associated Press ISTANBUL: Dozens of countries on Sunday sought to set conditions for a new Syria, pushing for tighter sanctions and diplomatic pressure to further isolate President Bashar Assad, while urging the opposition to offer a democratic alternative to his regime. Yet the show of solidarity at the “Friends of …
Syria opposition demands ‘urgent’ military intervention after massacre
By AFP ISTANBUL: The opposition Syrian National Council called on Monday for an “urgent” foreign military intervention in Syria after reports that 47 women and children were killed in a Homs “massacre.” “We request urgent Arab and international military intervention,” top SNC leader Georges Sabra told a news conference in Istanbul. Reading from a prepared …
Syrian dissidents in Cairo to lobby for SNC recognition
CAIRO: Syrian dissidents were in Cairo on Saturday to lobby for recognition of an exile opposition council seeking the ouster of President Bashar Al-Assad, Egypt’s official MENA news agency reported. The delegation planned to meet Egyptian activists and party representatives as 90 members of the Syrian National Council-led opposition met in Stockholm to strategize their …