The Syrian opposition's National Coalition chief Ahmed Moaz Alkhatib speaks to the press after a meeting at the Egyptian foreign ministry in Cairo on February 25, 2013. (AFP)
Opposition U-Turn on Boycotting Friends of Syria Conference Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following the Syrian regime’s offer for peace talks without pre-conditions on Monday and an international pledge “to alleviate the suffering” of the Syrian people, the Syrian opposition has agreed to attend an international summit in Rome later this week. This represents a turnaround after the Syrian National Council... more