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A fighter from SDF flies a drone in western Raqqa province on June 18, 2017. Rodi Said / Reuters

US, Russia Agree To Keep Iran Away From Jordan

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jun 22, 2017 | Middle East

London- Russia, US and Jordan agreed on a memorandum of understanding that includes the principles of establishing safe zones in Deraa and its countryside and the absence of non-Syrian forces in the area stretching 30 kilometers from the Jordanian borders, in a sign...

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Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford speaks to Reuters during the International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria at Bayan Palace on the outskirts of Kuwait City January 30, 2013. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

Ford to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Gave Syrians False Hope

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jun 19, 2017 | Interviews

London- Robert Ford, the last US ambassador to Syria from 2011 to 2014, said that his country gave the Syrian people a “false hope” when US officials offered protesters and demonstrators promises that were not later met. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper...

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Member of UNDOF observes the Syrian border from the Golan on August 30, 2014. (AFP)

West Leaning to Arm International Forces in Golan

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jun 14, 2017 | Middle East

London – Western diplomatic sources confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday the presence of a leaning among western states towards amending the mission of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in Golan to become an armed force capable of...

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Riad Hijab attends a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

HNC Chairman: A Promising Military Alliance to Support Rebels, Iran Retaliates with Unprecedented Forces

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jun 3, 2017 | Interviews

London- Chairman to Syria’s High Negotiations Committee Riad Hijab on Friday said signs of a capable military regional initiative that would alleviate the suffering of Syrians are very promising.  The top Syrian coordinator said that after diplomacy failing, a...

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UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura, right, shakes hands with Syria’s main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) leader Nasr al-Hariri, left, prior to a round of negotiations, during the Intra Syria talks, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Salvatore Di Nolfi/Pool

HNC Leader: Assad Regime Rejects Political Transition, ‘We Are Betting on Russia’

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jun 1, 2017 | Interviews

London- Syria’s main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) leader Nasr al-Hariri said that his side doesn’t bet on the Syrian regime accepting political transition, saying that to do so is delusional. He explained that the Syrian opposition is...