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'GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY' LOST AS SYRIAN PEACE TALKS COLLAPSE
The Syrian government will attend any Putin-sponsored talks especially if the still unknown composition of the congress dilutes the opposition attending the talks... READ MORE›
BASHAR AL-JAAFARI BLAMES SAUDIS, UN FOR TALKS FAILURE
The Syrian civil war has raged since March 2011 after the Assad government used deadly force to stop protests against his rule... READ MORE›
U.N. CALLS SYRIA TALKS A 'BIG MISSED OPPORTUNITY', SEEKS NEW IDEAS
General view of the meeting between the Syrian government delegation and the UN Special Envoy for Syria during Intra Syria peace talks, at the U.N... READ MORE›
SYRIAN OPPOSITION SEEKS DIRECT GENEVA TALKS WITH REGIME
The Syrian opposition has said it wants direct talks with the government, as it attends a fresh round of meetings in Geneva to discuss political transition... 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›
AMNESTY: SYRIAN MILITARY USED CLUSTER BOMBS IN BESIEGED AREA
The Amnesty International report called attention to the calamitous humanitarian situation at the doors of the Syrian capital... READ MORE›
U.N. BRINGS SYRIA TALKS UNDER ONE ROOF, NOT YET INTO ONE ROOM
A newly unified opposition had raised the possibility of face-to-face talks to speed up the talks... READ MORE›
CHINA "FIRMLY SUPPORTS" UN TO PLAY LEADING MEDIATION ROLE IN SYRIA PEACE TALKS
Xie on Tuesday met separately with the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura and his counterparts from Russiaand the United States... 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›
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT TO JOIN UN PEACE TALKS IN GENEVA
The Syrian opposition delegation held its first meeting with the UN Syria special envoy, Staffan de Mistura, on Tuesday... READ MORE›
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT HOLDS OFF ON ATTENDING UN PEACE TALKS
Assad said last week, after a meeting in Russia with President Vladimir Putin, that he was ready for talks... READ MORE›
UN RESTARTS SYRIA PEACE TALKS BUT ASSAD REGIME ABSENT
But on the eve of the talks reopening, de Mistura told the Security Council that President Bashar al-Assad's government had not yet committed to show up... READ MORE›
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT HOLDS OFF ON ATTENDING UN PEACE TALKS
Assad said last week, after a meeting in Russia with President Vladimir Putin, that he was ready for talks... READ MORE›
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT HOLDS OFF ON JOINING PEACE TALKS
Last night, we received a message that the government would not travel to Geneva today, De Mistura said via videoconference from the Swiss city... READ MORE›
SYRIAN OPPOSITION AGREES TO SEND UNITED DELEGATION TO GENEVA TALKS
After prolonged discussions that dragged into the night, Moscow-based Syrian opposition group also appeared to have joined forces with that delegation... READ MORE›
SYRIAN OPPOSITION AGREES TO SEND UNITED DELEGATION TO GENEVA TALKS
After prolonged discussions that dragged into the night, Moscow-based Syrian opposition group also appeared to have joined forces with that delegation... READ MORE›
PUTIN BRINGS IRAN AND TURKEY TOGETHER IN BOLD SYRIA PEACE PLAN
Putin urged Iran and Turkey to start a discussion with him on the reconstruction of Syria... READ MORE›
PUTIN BRINGS IRAN AND TURKEY TOGETHER IN BOLD SYRIA PEACE PLAN
Putin urged Iran and Turkey to start a discussion with him on the reconstruction of Syria... READ MORE›
SYRIA OPPOSITION IN RIYADH AIMS TO FORM UNITED FRONT
The YPG have had an ambiguous relationship with the government, refusing to fight alongside Syrian opposition groups against it... READ MORE›
RIYAD HIJAB QUITS AS HEAD OF SYRIAN OPPOSITION'S HNC
Riyad Hijab announces his resignation ahead of a meeting in Saudi Arabia aiming to 'unify' the Syrian opposition... 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›
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BATTLE OVER ALEPPO IS OVER RUSSIA SAYS AS EVACUATION DEAL REACHED
While pro-government forces were moving in, United Nations officials said they were receiving multiple reports of execution-style killings... READ MORE›
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT, REBELS BEGIN PEACE TALKS
Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari, an experienced negotiator also involved in the U.N.-sponsored talks, leads Assad's delegation in Astana... READ MORE›
PUTIN: RUSSIA, TURKEY GUARANTEE CEASEFIRE IN SYRIA
Russian President Vladimir Putin says an agreement has been reached on a countrywide ceasefire for Syria, with Russia and Turkey to act as guarantors... READ MORE›
ACTIVISTS, RUSSIA SAY ALEPPO CEASE-FIRE BROKEN
Syrians leave a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards the government-held side during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city Dec. 13, 2016... READ MORE›
RUSSIA IRAN AND TURKEY MEET FOR SYRIA TALKS EXCLUDING US
Russia, Iran and Turkey Meet for Syria Talks, Excluding U.S... READ MORE›
SYRIA REBELS REACH EVACUATION DEAL WITH GOVERNMENT
The Syrian government has established control over east Aleppo... READ MORE›
FIRST SIGN OF ENHANCED U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS UNDER TRUMP
Michael Flynn, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for national security adviser, arrives at Trump Tower in New York on Jan. 3... READ MORE›
EAST ALEPPO RESIDENTS ANXIOUSLY AWAIT EVACUATION
The Syrian government has established control over east Aleppo... READ MORE›
TURKEY AND RUSSIA 'AGREE' ON NATIONWIDE SYRIA CEASEFIRE
Truce, excluding areas where Assad forces are battling... READ MORE›
SYRIA'S BASHAR AL-ASSAD CALLS US FORCES 'INVADERS'
Assad dismissed the US-backed military campaign against ISIL in Syria as only a few raids, and said a more comprehensive approach was needed... READ MORE›
BUSES EVACUATE THOUSANDS OF EXHAUSTED ALEPPO RESIDENTS IN CEASEFIRE DEAL
Syrian state television reported later that two further convoys of 15 buses each had also left east Aleppo... READ MORE›
SYRIAN REBELS BLAME RUSSIA FOR STALLED ALEPPO TALKS
Turkey backs the Syrian anti-government fighters and has been acting as a mediator in the meetings... READ MORE›
US MOVE TO EASE ARMS SALES TO REBELS 'A HOSTILE ACT'
Russia has called a US decision to ease restrictions on arming Syrian opposition groups a hostile act that would directly threaten Russian military forces in Syria... READ MORE›
'ARABS LOST CONFIDENCE IN THEIR LEADERS'
As well as the issue of counterterrorism, and other political, economic, social issues that concern the Arab states, said Hossam Zaki, Arab League assistant secretary-general, said... READ MORE›
CIVILIANS KILLED BY BARREL BOMBS NEAR DAMASCUS
The Syrian government took back previously rebel-held eastern Aleppo last week after an intense battle that led to the displacement of tens of thousands of civilians... READ MORE›
MOSCOW WANTS SAUDI ARABIA TO JOIN RUSSIA-TURKEY-IRAN EFFORTS FOR SYRIA PEACE - UN ENVOY
Moscow says that Saudi Arabia should join efforts to find peace in Syria undertaken by Russia, Iran and Turkey, Vitaly Churkin, Russia's UN envoy, said... READ MORE›
NEW CEASE-FIRE BEGINS IN SYRIA, BUT VIOLATIONS ARE REPORTED WITHIN HOURS
The Syrian government described the cease-fire as a natural follow-up to the victories and successes that our armed forces accomplished, a clear reference to Aleppo... READ MORE›
ARTIST KHALED AKIL VOWS NOT TO SEEK US VISA UNDER TRUMP
Syrian Khaled Akil, whose work is being exhibited in California, joins artists protesting discriminatory travel ban... READ MORE›
RUSSIA VETOES U.N. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING SYRIA CHEMICAL ATTACK
After the vote, Ms. Haley said she regretted that Russia had chosen to use its veto power for the eighth time to back the Syrian government... READ MORE›
SYRIA ALEPPO: EVACUATION GRINDS TO A HALT
On Thursday, the UN envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said there were 50,000 people, including 40,000 civilians, unfortunate enough to live in eastern Aleppo... READ MORE›
U.N. WILL SEND MONITORS TO ALEPPO, AS EVACUATIONS RESUME
Aleppo was once the largest city in Syria and was its industrial hub before the war... 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›
U.N. INVESTIGATORS SAY SYRIA BOMBED CONVOY AND DID SO DELIBERATELY
The report, by a United Nations commission of inquiry that has been monitoring Syria's conflict for years, is one of the most hard-hitting official assessments yet... READ MORE›
TURNING POINT IN SYRIA AS ASSAD REGAINS ALL OF ALEPPO
The last buses carrying residents from eastern Aleppo left the city late Thursday night, according to the Syrian state news agency... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: SYRIAN REBELS GET PROPOSAL TO QUIT ALEPPO, JIHADISTS RETAKE PALMYRA
Syrian state radio reported the army had evacuated its positions inside Palmyra, whose Roman-era ruins have become an emblem of the conflict... READ MORE›
SYRIAN PEACE TALKS FLOUNDER AS PARTICIPANTS ASK
Assad owes his survival in large part to Iran's immense support, and backing Assad means empowering Iran in Syria, opposition figures argue... READ MORE›
UN WARNS OF WAR CRIMES OVER DISRUPTION TO WATER SUPPLY NORTH OF DAMASCUS
Water from rebel-held Wadi Barada, which supplies Damascus, has been cut off since 22 December... READ MORE›
CEASEFIRE BACKED BY RUSSIA, TURKEY TAKES EFFECT
I call on the Syrian government, armed opposition, all countries involved to support these agreements... 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 RELATIONS HAVE'DEGRADED' UNDER DONALD TRUMP
Mr Putin hosted Mr Tillerson met on Wednesday evening after exhaustive talks between the US secretary of state and Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister... READ MORE›