Syrian opposition figures, LtoR, lawyer Joan Hussein, Mohamed Al-Rashdan, Talal Moh' d Al-Terkawi, former Syrian Vice-President Abdul-Halim Khaddam, doctor Ammar el-Quradei and businessman Mahmud Faisal attend, on November 7, 2011 in Paris, a press conference following a meeting between Syrian opposition figures to form a national council to support anti-regime protesters. AFP PHOTO THOMAS SAMSON