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UN mediator not expecting quick breakthrough in Syria peace talks
Middle East

UN mediator not expecting quick breakthrough in Syria peace talks

UN mediator Staffan de Mistura said on Wednesday he did not expect an immediate breakthrough when Syria peace talks restart on Thursday…
Groundhog day in Geneva: old questions haunt Syria talks
Middle East

Groundhog day in Geneva: old questions haunt Syria talks

When Syria peace talks restart in Geneva on Thursday after 10 months in the deep-freeze, familiar disagreements are likely to…
Report accuses Syrian government of sectarian war strategy against Sunni majority
Middle East

Report accuses Syrian government of sectarian war strategy against Sunni majority

A new report by a Syria conflict monitoring group accuses the government of depopulating Sunni-majority areas in Syria's third largest…
Egypt says Syrian govt approves endeavour to help people in Aleppo
Egypt

Egypt says Syrian govt approves endeavour to help people in Aleppo

Egypt received the Syrian government's approval of its endeavor to "alleviate the suffering of the people of Aleppo", the foreign…
Putin wants US to protect aid convoys in Syria: Germany’s Gabriel
Middle East

Putin wants US to protect aid convoys in Syria: Germany’s Gabriel

Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the United States to protect aid convoys in Syria, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said…
Syrian army regains control of Aleppo supply route: TV
Middle East

Syrian army regains control of Aleppo supply route: TV

The Syrian army regained control of a road southeast of Aleppo on Wednesday, state television said, taking back the government's…
Kurds vow to fight to the last as Islamic State tightens grip on Syrian town
World

Kurds vow to fight to the last as Islamic State tightens grip on Syrian town

Outgunned Kurdish fighters vowed on Monday not to abandon their increasingly desperate efforts to defend the Syrian border town of…
Monitor: US-led raids hit grain silos in Syria, kill workers
World

Monitor: US-led raids hit grain silos in Syria, kill workers

US-led air strikes hit grain silos and other targets in Islamic State-controlled territory in northern and eastern Syria overnight, killing…
Islamic State tightens siege of Syria town, more Europeans join alliance
World

Islamic State tightens siege of Syria town, more Europeans join alliance

Islamic State fighters tightened their siege of a town on Syria's border with Turkey on Friday despite US-led air strikes…
About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advance
World

About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey from Islamic State advance

About 60,000 Syrian Kurds fled into Turkey in the space of 24 hours, a deputy prime minister said on Saturday,…
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