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Syria’s main opposition groups have joined to create a broad-based national council aimed at unifying their efforts to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad’s government, which they accuse of pushing the country to the brink of civil war.A prominent secular dissident, Bourhan … Continue reading →

Syria’s main opposition groups have joined to create a broad-based national council aimed at unifying their efforts to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad’s government, which they accuse of pushing the country to the brink of civil war.A prominent secular dissident, Bourhan … Continue reading →

Syria’s major opposition groups have created a national council aimed at unifying their efforts to overthrow the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Opposition figure Bourhan Ghalioun announced formation of the Syrian National Council on Sunday, at the end of a … Continue reading →

Syria’s major opposition groups have created a national council aimed at unifying their efforts to overthrow the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Opposition figure Bourhan Ghalioun announced formation of the Syrian National Council on Sunday, at the end of a … Continue reading →

The killing of extremist cleric Anwar al Awlaki in a U.S. drone attack in Yemen last week highlights the close ties between Washington and Sana’a. President Ali Abdullah Saleh has cast his leadership as critical to U.S. counter-terrorist efforts, and … Continue reading →

Pakistan has denied that the country’s spy agency, the Inter-services Intelligence (ISI), was involved in last month’s assassination of Afghanistan’s envoy to the Taliban peace talks.Burhanuddin Rabbani was killed by a suicide bomber on September 20 at his home in … Continue reading →