Round of UN Syria Talks Closes With Rivals Trading Blame
The latest round of Syria peace talks wound down Friday with rival sides trading familiar soundbites as the UN envoy ...
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Syria Sides Meet Again In Geneva, With Expectations Low
Syria's government and opposition meet Monday for a seventh round of UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva with little expectation of ...
Saudi-Qatar Crisis Puts Syria Rebels In Tricky Position
A diplomatic crisis pitting Saudi Arabia against Qatar has put Syrian rebels in a difficult position, analysts say, after rivalries ...
Moscow Says US Coalition Strikes On Syrian Forces ‘unacceptable’
Russia on Friday condemned strikes by the US-led coalition against Syrian forces as "unacceptable", state media reported, after the bombing ...
Syrian Sides Agree To New UN Process On Constitution
In the first concrete results from talks this week on ending Syria's conflict, the United Nations said Thursday the warring ...
Syria Talks Open Overshadowed By Rival Track, Rebel Losses
A new round of Syrian peace talks opens in Geneva on Tuesday, overshadowed by a competing process in Astana and ...
US Offers $10 Mn Reward For Ex-Qaeda Affiliate Chief
The United States is offering a $10 million reward for information to identify or locate the head of Al-Qaeda's former ...
Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins
Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey ...
Syria Rebel Delegation ‘arrives In Astana For Talks With Regime’
A Syrian rebel delegation has arrived in the Kazakh capital Astana for Russian-led talks aimed at ending the country's civil ...
Global Outcry Over Suspected Syria Chemical Attack
A suspected chemical attack that killed at least 58 civilians in rebel-held northwestern Syria has prompted widespread outrage and calls ...
Bashar Al-Assad’s Overthrow No Longer A Priority
The United States has said that it is no longer focused on ousting President Bashar al-Assad as it seeks a ...
Syrian Opposition Rejects ‘any Role’ For Assad
The Syrian opposition to the Damascus regime said Thursday it rejected "any role" now or in the future for current ...
No Peace Deal In Syria Without US Role
A political deal to end the Syrian conflict is not possible without a strong US role, the opposition's chief negotiator ...
UN Syria Envoy Urges Foreign Powers To Help Restore Ceasefire
The United Nations' Syria envoy sent an urgent appeal Saturday to Russia, Iran and Turkey seeking help to restore a ...
Syrian Rivals Tackle Governance, Terrorism At UN Talks
Syrian rivals will tackle all agenda items at peace talks this week, including political transition, the United Nations mediator Staffan ...
UN’s Troubled Syria Peace Talks Restart In Geneva
UN-backed Syria peace talks resumed in Geneva on Thursday, with little hope of a breakthrough and the emboldened regime seen ...
UN-Backed Syria Peace Talks To Restart In Geneva
Syrian rivals were to resume UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva on Thursday, with escalating violence and deadlock on key issues ...
New Syria Peace Talks As Fight Comes To Damascus
A fifth round of UN-backed Syria peace talks begins Thursday in Geneva with scant hope of a breakthrough against a ...
Syrian Government Says Agenda Agreed, Seeks United Opposition At Next Geneva Talks
Syria's chief negotiator said on Saturday that the "only thing" achieved at 10-day talks in Geneva was an agreed agenda ...
Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From IS
Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group ...