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HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST YEAR CHANGED THE MIDDLE EAST
It marked Iran's resurgence, and, in turn, the failure of American foreign policy... READ MORE›
IRAN, TURKEY, RUSSIA STRIKE DEAL ON SYRIA DETAINEES
Iran and Russiasupport the Syrian government, while Turkey has largely supported rebels fighting against the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad... READ MORE›
ASTANA HOSTS EIGHTH ROUND OF TALKS ON SYRIA'S WAR
Delegations from the Syrian government and some opposition groups are arriving in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, for talks spearheaded by Russia, Turkey, and Iran... READ MORE›
DOUBTS OVER IMPACT OF PUTIN'S SYRIA WITHDRAWAL DECLARATION
On a brief and surprise stopover, Russia's President Vladimir Putin landed in Khmeimim airbase in Syria's Latakia early on Monday... READ MORE›
PUTIN MEETS LEADERS OF IRAN, TURKEY TO DISCUSS WAY FORWARD IN SYRIA
Another opposition group is backed by Egypt, which has also kept contacts with the Syrian government... READ MORE›
KAZAKHSTAN MAKES ITS WAY IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD
Kazakhstan was never one to settle for being an accepted member of the liberal world order... READ MORE›
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT 'AGREES EASTERN GHOUTA TRUCE'
UN envoy says Syria has agreed to Russian proposal for ceasefire in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta after days of bombardment... READ MORE›
RUSSIA, IRAN, TURKEY AGREE TO HOLD SYRIAN 'CONGRESS' TO TALK PEACE
Putin said that special services, military authorities are working on organizing that congress here in Sochi... READ MORE›
RUSSIA, IRAN AND TURKEY AGREE TO HOLD 'SYRIAN CONGRESS'
Iran are major allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who made a surprise visit to Sochi on Monday, while Turkey has backed some of his opponents... READ MORE›
U.S.-RUSSIAN RIFT OVER SYRIAN CHEMICAL ARMS PROBE THREATENS UPCOMING PEACE TALKS
Then-Secretary of State John Kerry's frequent forays to Vienna and Geneva to spar with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov were much mocked at home... READ MORE›
BEHIND THE SCENES COMMUNIST STRATEGIST PRESSES CHINAS RISE
Soon afterward, Mr. Wang was recruited into politics by Jiang Zemin, the Shanghai party chief who became president of China after the crackdown... READ MORE›
AIR RAIDS KILL 43 CIVILIANS IN SYRIA'S ALEPPO
Air raids kill scores of civilians in Syrias Aleppo... READ MORE›
MINNESOTA, POLAND AND ARGENTINA COMPETE TO HOST WORLD'S FAIR
The Bureau of International Expositions will choose the site of the 2022 or 2023 specialized expo on Wednesday in Paris... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP 'SNUBS' VLADIMIR PUTIN AT VIETNAM SUMMIT AFTER WEEKS OF PREPARATORY TALKS
But all throughout Thursday, Kremlin officials had treated the second bilateral meeting of the presidents as a fait accompli... READ MORE›
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN SYRIA FOLLOWING IS DEFEATS?
Earlier this week IS's last urban bastion in eastern Syria, Deir al-Zour, hard up against the Iraqi border, fell to Assad government forces... READ MORE›
SYRIAN ARMY RETAKES ONE OF ISIS'S LAST REMAINING URBAN STRONGHOLDS
ISIS's last territorial stronghold in Iraq was the town of Qaim, across the border from the Syrian town of Boukamal... READ MORE›
SYRIAN MILITARY CLAIMS GAINS IN DEIR AZ ZOR BATTLE
Meanwhile, a US-led international coalition has provided air support to a Kurdish-Arab alliance, the Syrian Democratic Forces SDF, also fighting ISIL in Deir Az Zor... READ MORE›
AID CONVOY FINALLY REACHES BESIEGED DAMASCUS SUBURB WITH FOOD FOR FRACTION OF 350,000 IN NEED
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent, which operates across conflict lines, announced it had completed its measles vaccination campaign in Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE›
SYRIA REGIME RESPONSIBLE FOR GAS ATTACK ON REBEL-HELD TOWN, UN FINDS
De Mistura hopes to convene an eighth round of Syrian peace talks between Assad's regime and an opposition coalition in Geneva from 28 November... READ MORE›
TILLERSON SAYS NO ROLE FOR ASSAD FAMILY IN SYRIAN GOVERNMENT
Special envoy for Syria, who later announced that Syrian peace talks would resume in Geneva on Nov. 28... READ MORE›
NO ROLE FOR BASHAR ASSAD IN SYRIA, HIS REIGN COMING TO END
No role for Bashar Assad in Syria, his reign coming to end Rex Tillerson... READ MORE›
TURKISH OFFICIAL REBUFFS CALL FOR IDLIB TROOP PULLOUT
Syrian call made to save Damascus's face in public, senior MP says, adding Russia and Turkey are cooperating in Idlib... READ MORE›
TURKEY BACKS SYRIAN REBEL GROUP IN IDLIB PUSH
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey says Turkish forces will back the Free Syrian Army rebel group in an anti-extremist operation in Idlib province... READ MORE›
IRAQI KURDISTAN THE FLY TO REGIONAL SPIDERS TURKEY, IRAQ, IRAN
Iran and Turkey are both part of the Astana negotiations aimed at effecting closure in Syria... READ MORE›
TURKEY FORCES CLASH WITH TAHRIR AL-SHAM IN SYRIA
Turkish forces have clashed with Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham fighters in Idlib province on the Syria-Turkey border, activists and a monitor reported... READ MORE›
CIVILIAN CASUALTIES SPIRAL IN SYRIA AS AIR RAIDS TARGET AREAS MARKED FOR CEASE-FIRE
BEIRUT -- Civilian casualties have spiraled across Syria in recent weeks as pro-government forces launch hundreds of bombing raids across areas marked for international protection... READ MORE›
ERDOGAN: TURKEY BACKING FSA REBELS IN NEW IDLIB PUSH
The Hurriyet daily said ultimately Turkey would ensure security in Idlib city and Russia in the surrounding area... READ MORE›
5 KILLED IN PLANE CRASH IN KAZAKHSTAN
MOSCOW AP -- Officials in Kazakhstan say five people, including two doctors, have died when a plane carrying them crashed soon after takeoff... READ MORE›
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WORST CHEMICAL ATTACK IN YEARS IN SYRIA US BLAMES ASSAD
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has also accused the Islamic State of using banned mustard gas in Iraq and Syria... READ MORE›
U.S., RUSSIA REACH DEAL ON SYRIA CEASE-FIRE
A Syrian rebel fighter stands behind a window in a heavily damaged neighbourhood of Daraa, in southern Syria, on April 2, 2017... READ MORE›
WARPLANES RETURN TO SYRIAN TOWN DEVASTATED BY CHEMICAL ATTACK
At least 86 people were killed in Tuesday's attack on the northwestern town of Khan Sheikhoun, which left hundreds choking, fitting or foaming at the mouth... READ MORE›
TRUMP WARMS TO TAKING PUTIN'S HELP IN SYRIA
Equally, Trump is returning to his pristine stance that regime change is not the priority in Syria... READ MORE›
MERKEL PRESSES PUTIN ON TREATMENT OF GAYS AND JEHOVAHS WITNESSES
Germans have been among the staunchest supporters of the plan, while European capitals generally hostile to Moscow are opposed to increasing dependence on Russian gas... READ MORE›
RUSSIA QUIETLY BEGINS BUILDING THIRD MILITARY BASE IN SYRIA
Both were set up and expanded to support the Russians' military operations against ISIS, shortly after they officially entered the Syrian battlefield in September 2015... READ MORE›
'$64 QUESTION: WHERE IS US EVIDENCE ASSAD BEHIND IDLIB CHEMICAL ATTACK?'
The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that no probe into Syrian government involvement in the Idlib attack had been conducted yet... READ MORE›
TRUMP WANTS TO PUSH BACK AGAINST IRAN, BUT IRAN IS NOW MORE POWERFUL THAN EVER
Iraq, Iran and the United States are an extremely finely balanced equation, and Trump shouldn't come and bash, he said... READ MORE›
ROHINGYA CRISIS IN MYANMAR IS ETHNIC CLEANSING UN RIGHTS CHIEF SAYS
Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi does not control Myanmar's military, but she has yet to criticize its crackdown on the Rohingya... READ MORE›
VICTORY FOR ASSAD LOOKS INCREASINGLY LIKELY AS WORLD LOSES INTEREST IN SYRIA
Now Syria will descend further into territories run by warlords... READ MORE›
LARGE CONVOY OF TURKISH TROOPS MASSES AT SYRIA BORDER
The treaty requires the entry of Turkish forces in areas controlled by the Syrian opposition in the province of Idlib... READ MORE›
U.S. SAYS SYRIANS BUILT CREMATORIUM AT PRISON TO DISPOSE OF BODIES
Amnesty International reported in February that an average of 20 to 50 people were hanged each week at the Sednaya military prison north of Damascus... READ MORE›
DRUGS MULE MICHAELLA MCCOLLUM RETURNS TO IBIZA AND THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
The move will make the SCO one of the biggest regional organizations, covering about half of the world's population... READ MORE›
NUKE-FREE PENINSULA REMAINS LEADERS GOAL
They reached the consensus during their fourth meeting this year shortly after Putin arrived in Xiamen, Fujian province, on Sunday afternoon to attend the BRICS Summit... READ MORE›
FIGHTING INTENSIFIES IN SYRIA'S DERAA
The opposition fighters are drawn from both moderate Free Syrian Army groups and members of a newly formed alliance... READ MORE›
TURKEY AND RUSSIA PUSH FOR SAFE-ZONES IN SYRIA
Opposition returns to talks in Astana, Kazakhstan after walking out on Wednesday over air strikes in Syria... READ MORE›
RUSSIA, TURKEY, IRAN DISCUSS SYRIA CEASEFIRE IN ASTANA
The parties also plan to discuss cooperation on humanitarian issues and increasing levels of trust between the Syrian government and the opposition... READ MORE›
PUTIN, TRUMP SPEAK BY PHONE, DISCUSS SYRIA, N.KOREA - KREMLIN
Tensions between the two nations increased after President Trump said he would seek to stop North Korea from developing a nuclear weapon and missile tests... READ MORE›
RIGHTS GROUP CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON SYRIAN HOSPITALS
Physicians for Human Rights reports air raids on three hospitals by Russian or Syrian jets in rebel-held Idlib... READ MORE›
TRUMP, PUTIN DISCUSS SYRIA, NORTH KOREA, MIDDLE EAST IN PHONE CALL
Trump, Putin discuss Syria, North Korea, Middle East in phone call White House... READ MORE›
LAVROV: SAUDI ARABIA COMMITTED TO SOLVE SYRIA CRISIS
Yes, I think Saudi Arabia is determined to solve the Syria crisis, Lavrov told reporters... READ MORE›
OPCW'S BLOCK OF ON-SITE PROBE SHOWS WESTERN POWERS NOW AIMING TO OUST ASSAD - LAVROV
On Thursday, the OPCW's executive council overwhelmingly rejected a proposal from Russia and Iran for a new investigation into the Idlib chemical incident... READ MORE›
CHINA KAZAKHSTAN JOIN HANDS TO BOLSTER COOPERATION
The two sides also agreed to connect China's advantages in both land and maritime transportation with Kazakhstan's need for access to maritime transportation... READ MORE›
TRUMP AND PUTIN TO TALK AMID TENSION OVER SYRIA
The Kremlin denied that the government of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was responsible for the attack and accused the United States of violating international law... READ MORE›
UN'S DE MISTURA EXPECTS NO BREAKTHROUGH IN SYRIA TALKS
Staffan de Mistura plays down expectations for major progress as government and opposition officials gather in Geneva... READ MORE›
RUSSIA: SYRIAN SAFE ZONES PLAN COMES INTO EFFECT
Yet, the de-escalation zones agreement was not signed by the Syrian government, nor the opposition... READ MORE›
SYRIA REBELS AGREE TO LEAVE HOMS' BESIEGED AL-WAER
Syrian opposition fighters will be allowed to leave the last rebel-held neighbourhood in the city of Homs under a Russia-backed deal signed on Monday... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | THE RUSSIA-TURKEY-U.S. TUSSLE TO SAVE SYRIA WILL STILL GET VERY MESSY
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia, on May 3... READ MORE›
NO DEAL ON DE-ESCALATION ZONES IN SYRIA TALKS
Russia No deal on de-escalation zones in Syria talks... READ MORE›
US-BACKED ALLIANCE ENTERS DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE
ISIL controls most of Deir al-Zor province apart from a Syrian government-held enclave in Deir al-Zor city and a nearby military air base... READ MORE›