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Russia, Turkey, Iran to press ahead with Syria talks: Kazakhstan
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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