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Syria peace talks in Astana close with no sign of rebels
Middle East
March 16, 2017
Syria peace talks in Astana close with no sign of rebels
Syrian peace talks in Kazakhstan closed on Wednesday without any substantive negotiations taking place, after rebels boycotted the meeting that…
Syria’s unaccompanied children biggest victims of war: UNICEF
Middle East
March 15, 2017
Syria’s unaccompanied children biggest victims of war: UNICEF
Children have suffered the most in Syria's six-year war, and among them the most vulnerable are those separated from their…
Second bomb attack hits Damascus: state media
Middle East
March 15, 2017
Second bomb attack hits Damascus: state media
A second bomb attack hit the Syrian capital of Damascus on Wednesday in an area to the west of an…
Syrian rebels to attend extended talks in Astana: Kazakh official
Middle East
March 15, 2017
Syrian rebels to attend extended talks in Astana: Kazakh official
Kazakhstan says peace talks in the capital, Astana, over ending the fighting in Syria have been extended and will be…
In war crime, Syria deliberately bombed Damascus water supply: UN
Middle East
March 14, 2017
In war crime, Syria deliberately bombed Damascus water supply: UN
Syria's air force deliberately bombed water sources in December, a war crime that cut off water for 5.5 million people…
Syria rebels will not attend Astana peace talks: spokesman
Middle East
March 13, 2017
Syria rebels will not attend Astana peace talks: spokesman
Syrian rebel factions will not attend a new round of negotiations with government figures in the Kazakh capital, an opposition…
Syrian government urges UN to make Turkey withdraw from Syria
Middle East
March 12, 2017
Syrian government urges UN to make Turkey withdraw from Syria
The Syrian government has called on the United Nations to force Turkey to pull "its invasion forces" out of Syria,…
Netanyahu visits Russia for talks set to focus on Syria
Middle East
March 10, 2017
Netanyahu visits Russia for talks set to focus on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for talks focusing on the situation in Syria…
Netanyahu turns to Putin for help containing Shia influence
Middle East
March 9, 2017
Netanyahu turns to Putin for help containing Shia influence
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is due to meet Russian President Putin in Moscow. They're expected to discuss the growing Shia…
US may deploy up to 1,000 ‘reserve’ troops for IS fight
Middle East
March 9, 2017
US may deploy up to 1,000 ‘reserve’ troops for IS fight
US President Donald Trump's administration is weighing a deployment of up to 1,000 American soldiers to Kuwait to serve as…