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Children walk near a parked ambulance in al-Rai town in Aleppo, Syria. (Reuters)

Absence of Syrian Factions Threatens ‘Astana 3’

by Taha Abdul Wahed and Asharq Al Awsat | Mar 14, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, London – As the Kazakh foreign ministry placed the final touches to host the third round of the intra-Syrian talks expected to kick off on Tuesday in Astana, the Syrian opposition announced its decision not to attend the meeting. The opposition’s choice...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses reporters after a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium, February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Palestinian Sources: 4 Conditions to Return to Peace Negotiations

by Kifah Ziboun and Nazir Majli | Mar 14, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Tel Aviv – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to meet on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, in Ramallah, to discuss the means to launch the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations....

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Armed Yemeni Houthis stand next to a trench in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a. (AFP)

Yemen’s ‘London Meeting’ Tackles Ending War

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Saeed al-Abyad | Mar 14, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, Jeddah – Representatives of the Yemen quartet, as well as the Sultanate of Oman, met on Monday in the British capital, London, to discuss prospects of a political settlement to end the war in the country. A British diplomat, who wished to remain...

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A member of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) stands next to a burnt car from clashes in the Mansour district of Mosul, Iraq, March 12, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal

West Mosul: No Escape from Smell of Blood

by Dalshad Abdullah | Mar 14, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul – A person walking in the liberated streets of western Mosul does not miss the smell of fire and death. The first smell emanates from the ruins of a shooting between Iraqi forces and ISIS militants in the Old City. The second smell comes from the bodies of Iraqi...