[Hurriyet Daily News] Syrian opposition representatives met in Cairo on June 8 in a bid to forge a new, broader alliance against Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
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's regime and agree on a roadmap for ending the conflict.
The new grouping would offer an alternative to the National Coalition, the exiled opposition bloc that is widely recognized and supported by Arab and Western governments, organizers said.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry addressed the opening session of the two-day meeting, which was attended by some 150 delegates, an AFP correspondent reported.