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People carry a man who was injured in clashes between tribal fighters and Houthi rebels, in Taiz, Yemen, on October 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
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A handout picture released by the Egyptian Presidency on October 25, 2015 shows Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (C) and Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri (3-R) meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir (3-L) and other officials in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. AFP Photo/HO/ Mohammed Samaha/Egyptian Presidency)
Saudi FM Jubeir sees “progress” on political solution for Syria
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Countries involved in talks on Syria are close to finding a political solution to the crisis in the war-torn country, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said on Sunday. Speaking in Cairo following a meeting with his Egyptian...Caption:
No Optimism over Peace Talks, Head of Syrian Opposition Team Says
Opinion: If the opposition is an illusion, then the Syrian army is a myth
The Syrian army is back in the spotlight again. There have been a number of recent Russian and Syrian reports on the army’s battles against the opposition in Syria. In reality, the standing army these reports refer to is actually now made up of a mixture of...Caption:
New Free Syrian Army (FSA) recruits run in groups as they receive military training in Idlib, Syria, in this May 19, 2014 file photo. (Reuters/Nour Kelze)
Moscow could reevaluate role of Free Syrian Army, says Lavrov
Beirut and Moscow, Asharq Al-Awsat—Russia could accept a role for the main anti-Assad rebel group the Free Syrian Army (FSA) as part of efforts to fight extremist groups in Syria, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday following meetings in Vienna on the...Caption:
(L to R) Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu, US Secretary of State John Kerry, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pose for a photo in Vienna where they met to discuss the Syrian conflict on October 23, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / CARLO ALLEGRI)