Syrias foreign-backed opposition group, the so-called Syrian National Coalition (SNC), says it will participate in next months bilateral talks over the Syrian crisis in the Swiss city of Geneva with the United Nations special envoy to Syria. Khaled Khoja, the head of the SNC, said in a Tuesday statement that he had informed the UN envoy, Staffan ...

Syrias deeply divided foreign-backed opposition has postponed voting on whether to attend next weeks Geneva IIconference. The so-called Syrian National Coalitions spokesman, Anas al-Abda, said late on Friday that the voting has been delayed until Saturday noon. The voting on Geneva II participation has been postponed until tomorrow noon, for ...

KUWAIT: The head of theSyrian National Coalitionopposition group said on Sunday a thaw in relations between Washington and Tehran could strengthen President Bashar al-Assad's hand in Syria's civil war. Ahmed Jarbasaid a disbursement of Iranian funds frozen in overseas bank accounts as part of a deal under whichIranis to curb its nuclear activity in ...

Seventy foreign-backed militant groups in Syria have announced their separation from the so-called Syrian National Coalition (SNC) opposition group. The announcement came in an online video released on Wednesday. "Having seen the failure of the political groups that claim to represent the opposition and the revolutionary groups... we leaders of the ...

The head of the Syrian National CoalitionMonday listed conditions that need to be guaranteed in order for the main opposition group to participate in the proposed Geneva II conference aimed at solving the 30-month Syrian conflict. We do not reject participation in Geneva II but we request guarantees for its success. And if we receive these guarantees ...

The foreign-backed Syrian opposition has rejected a proposal by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to mediate between the warring parties in the country. The Iranian initiative is not serious and lacks political credibility," the so-called Syrian National Coalition (SNC) said in a statement on Monday. The SNC said the mediation offer was an attempt ...

The main Western-backed militant group in Syria has admitted that it is being overpowered by foreign-backed Takfiri militants. The so-called Syrian National Coalition, which has 15 representatives from the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA), published a statement on Friday, condemning measures taken by al-Qaeda-linked militants of the Islamic State ...

British Foreign Secretary William Hague has reiterated support for the US on a military strike against Syria while claiming that London is not gung ho for a war on the Arab country. Speaking on BBC1's Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Hague said the US remained "very committed" to the so-called special relationship despite a Commons No vote on Syria attack ...

Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Levent Gumrukcu said on Tuesday thatTurkeywill contribute to, and support, the process of enablingSyrian Kurds to join the National Coalition forSyrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (SNC), adding that the coalition must embrace all segments ofSyrian people and all opposition groups in order to continue the ...

A senior MP today blamed Russia and China for the plight of almost two million Syrian refugees forced to flee their countrys civil war. Richard Ottaway, chairman of the Commons foreign affairs committee, blasted Moscow and Beijing for blocking efforts to end the conflict. He said politicians in Iran and Iraq, and Hezbollah chiefs, also bore ...

Head of the so-called Syrian National Coalition (SNC) and chief commander of the terrorist Free Syrian Army (FSA) say they plan to ask France for various forms of help including military aid. On Tuesday, the new head of SNC, Ahmad Assi Jarba, who is on a two-day trip to France, said "This is one of the goals of our visit among other issues." "Obviously ...