by Caroline Akoum, Paula Astih | Sep 27, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- Iran plans to establish an oil refinery in regime-controlled areas near the Syrian city of Homs as General Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, expressed on Tuesday concern over the move and pointed out that “Iran is projecting malign...
by Caroline Akoum, Paula Astih | Jun 7, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that the Washington-led international coalition launched a new air strike against forces linked to the regime in east Syria for ignoring previous warnings not to enter the area. It was the second time in less than a month that...
by Caroline Akoum, Paula Astih | Mar 16, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut-The “Astana 3” intra-Syrian talks held for two days in the Kazakh capital ended with no progress on Wednesday. A statement first announced that the meetings will conclude on Wednesday morning, but later Russian officials asserted that the talks would be...
by Caroline Akoum, Paula Astih | Mar 2, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- Five days after kicking off the fourth round of the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva, Russia succeeded on Wednesday in making a political breach by convincing the Syrian regime to accept discussions on a “political transition” in the war-torn country. Following a...
by Caroline Akoum, Paula Astih | Jan 12, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- During talks held with the Turkish side in Ankara on Wednesday, the Syrian opposition presented a “draft of conditions” for its participation in the Astana Summit expected to be held this month in Kazakhstan. While some sources had hinted to the possibility of...
