Key Assad opponent urges talks with Syria regime

Beirut: A prominent Syrian opposition figure called Tuesday for direct talks with President Bashar al-Assad`s regime to try to end the country`s raging civil war. Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib, the former head of the opposition National Coalition, said a deal could see Assad remain in power for a limited time, despite previous demands for his immediate resignation. "It is in the Syrian people`s interest for us to sit down together once and for all, and to find a way to save the people from this pain and suffering," Khatib told AF…