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The face of Syria's future?

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The ongoing crisis in Syria is dominating most of the international headlines; with no diplomatic solution on the horizon, many are looking to an opposition-based alternative. Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is on a state visit to the UK, where British tabloids have wasted no time in flagging up his gaffes.

IN THE PAPERS
By Olivia Salazar-Winspear

French daily LE MONDE has an interview with Syrian exile Ayman Abdel Nour, a former member of the Baath party. He says that Bashar al-Assad is ready to destroy Damascus to save his own skin. 

The British paper THE INDEPENDENT is already looking towards a post-Assad future, with an article about the "former golden boy" of the regime, Manaf Tlass.
 
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL is also tipping Tlass as a possible leader, although they underline his links to the Assad dynasty as a possible obstacle.
 
THE TELEGRAPH reveals that Mitt Romney’s visit to the UK included a briefing from the head of the Intelligence services, a rare privilege for someone who is not a head of state.
 
And THE DAILY MAIL revels in Romney’s gaffes, saying that even Conservative MPs found the Republican leader "charmless".
Not a very happy anniversary for Hollande
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Not a very happy anniversary for Hollande

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Obama must move on Guantanamo
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Obama must move on Guantanamo

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Claude Guéant in the firing line for 'amateur' art deals
02/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Claude Guéant in the firing line for 'amateur' art deals

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'Time to rekindle May Day in Bangladesh'
01/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Time to rekindle May Day in Bangladesh'

WORLD PAPERS, Wednesday 1 May 2013: Obama is ready to provide "lethal arms" to Syria, according to The Washington Post; Bangladesh’s Daily Star says this May 1st Labour Day is a chance to reflect on how the country can improve working conditions; and the UK’s Independent cries "fowl" as artists propose putting a giant blue cockerel in London’s Trafalgar Square.
'Sacre bleu! A giant cock-up on the Fourth Plinth'
01/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

'Sacre bleu! A giant cock-up on the Fourth Plinth'

FRENCH PAPERS, Wednesday 1 May 2013: International Workers’ Day is a common theme among most French and world headlines this Wednesday. Le Croix talks about the divide between France’s two biggest labour unions; the Huffington Post says this split is one of the reasons that this May 1st will be Marine Le Pen’s "Day of Glory"; and Bangladesh’s Daily Star asks: have working conditions improved there over the past century? The answer: an unequivocal NO.

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