Riad Turk, a Sunni businessman who spent 25 years in jail, is a widely respected supporter.

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GARCIA-NAVARRO: Riad Mesti(ph) tapes up an advertisement he's written touting his services as a tour guide.

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Muhammad Riad Shaqfa, the Syrian Brothers' London-based leader, says he does not want an Islamist state.

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Team Lotus chief executive officer Riad Asmat dismisses Group Lotus's reasons for terminating the contract as "trivial".

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Speaking at the UN Security Council, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki said the decision depended on the new Israeli government.

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Riad al-Asaad, who became head of the Free Syrian Army rebel coalition.

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HARDtalk got the first Western television interview with the most senior defector from the Assad regime in Syria, former Prime Minister Riad Hejab.

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Looking a little like a Marrakesh riad transplanted to Austria, Arte Vida has a lantern-lit communal salon and a Moorish garden replete with tent and shisha pipes.

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Riad al-Saray, fue asesinado el 7 de septiembre en Bagdad.

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Riad al-Asaad, leader of a now-sidelined rebel umbrella group known as the Free Syrian Army, had his right foot amputated following the blast late on Sunday, according to an activist in the town of Mayadeen where the attack took place.

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