Syria's new oppn leader wants aid without conditions
Fp Archives • 13 years agoGeorge Sabra, head of the Syrian National Council, said he and other opposition figures are disappointed with foreign backers
No women in Syrian National Council leadership
Fp Archives • 13 years agoFemale delegates at the SNC convention under way in Qata say the shutout fails to reflect the key role of women in the push to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad
Syria's main opposition begins election of new leaders
Fp Archives • 13 years agoThe Syrian National Council's general assembly of some 420 members was choosing two leadership bodies and a president on Wednesday.
Syria opposition softens stance on role of Assad's party
Fp Archives • 13 years agoThe leader of Syria's main opposition group said on Monday that he would not oppose a role for members of President Bashar Assad's ruling Baath party in the country's political future as long as they did not participate in killings during the uprising.
Syria National Council reelects Ghalioun president
Fp Archives • 13 years agoGhalioun, a secular academic, has been leader of the opposition in exile since the SNC's creation in August 2011. Some fellow activists have criticised him for being out of touch with the opposition inside Syria and for failing to unify the SNC.