Syrian opposition
Russia, Turkey, Iran to press ahead with Syria talks: Kazakhstan
Middle East
March 13, 2017
Russia, Turkey, Iran to press ahead with Syria talks: Kazakhstan
Russia, Turkey and Iran are pressing ahead with a fresh round of Syria talks in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat…
Groundhog day in Geneva: old questions haunt Syria talks
Middle East
February 22, 2017
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…
Syrian forces attack rebel-held areas of Homs, Deraa, Damacus: monitors
Middle East
February 19, 2017
Syrian forces attack rebel-held areas of Homs, Deraa, Damacus: monitors
Syrian warplanes bombarded a besieged rebel-held district of Homs, southern Deraa and insurgent areas in Damascus's outskirts on Saturday in…
Syrian opposition chooses delegation for Geneva talks
Middle East
February 13, 2017
Syrian opposition chooses delegation for Geneva talks
Syria's main opposition body on Sunday approved a new delegation to take part in Geneva peace talks later this month,…
Saudi foreign minister says Syria must be pressured into political solution
Middle East
December 20, 2016
Saudi foreign minister says Syria must be pressured into political solution
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told the Arab League on Monday that if world powers fail to pressure the…
Russia says close to joint military action with US in Aleppo: agencies
Middle East
August 16, 2016
Russia says close to joint military action with US in Aleppo: agencies
Russia and the United States are close to starting joint military action against militants in Syria's Aleppo, Russian news agencies…
Syria’s opposition says cannot attend talks if third party joins
Middle East
January 20, 2016
Syria’s opposition says cannot attend talks if third party joins
A Syrian opposition council formed in Riyadh last month said on Wednesday it will not attend peace negotiations if a…
Kerry to meet Saudi, UAE officials on unifying Syrian opposition
Middle East
November 23, 2015
Kerry to meet Saudi, UAE officials on unifying Syrian opposition
US Secretary of State John Kerry was set to hold talks with senior Emirati and Saudi officials in Abu Dhabi…
Syrian opposition, rebels not invited to Vienna talks
Middle East
October 29, 2015
Syrian opposition, rebels not invited to Vienna talks
Neither Syria's main political opposition body nor representatives of the armed opposition have been invited to international talks on the…
Arab summit kicks off with calls to arm Syria rebels
World
March 25, 2014
Arab summit kicks off with calls to arm Syria rebels
An Arab summit kicked off in Kuwait Tuesday with a call by Syria's opposition for "sophisticated" arms, while Saudi Arabia…