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A Syrian man uses crutches to walk near a building that was destroyed following a reported air strike on the rebel-held town of Ayn Tarma, in Syria’s eastern Ghouta area, on July 14, 2017. (AFP Photo/AMER ALMOHIBANY)

Moscow Speaks About Second Truce in Syria with Washington’s Cooperation

by Taha Abdul Wahed and Asharq Al Awsat | Jul 19, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, London- Russia and the US might announce in mid-August a second truce in Syria to include the countryside of Homs and eastern Ghouta, an informed Russian source said on Tuesday. Russian media quoted the source as saying that US and Russian experts were...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. (AFP)

Assad Taking US Threats ‘Seriously’ as Moscow Vows ‘Appropriate Response’ to Washington

by Taha Abdul Wahed and Asharq Al Awsat | Jun 29, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, London – Russian Foreign Sergei Lavrov announced on Wednesday that his country will respond with “dignity and in proportion” if the United States took preemptive measures against the Syrian regime forces should they launch a new chemical attack. He hoped...

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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Russian Veto Protects Assad’s Chemicals

by Taha Abdul Wahed and Asharq Al Awsat | Apr 13, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, New York – Russia on Wednesday vetoed a UN draft resolution that calls on the Syrian regime to cooperate in investigating a chemical attack in the province of Idlib last week. It was the eighth time during Syria’s six-year-old civil war that Moscow has used...

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A man breathes through an oxygen mask as another one receives treatments, after what rescue workers described as a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

After Shayrat Strike…Russia Warns of Serious Consequences

by Taha Abdul Wahed and Asharq Al Awsat | Apr 9, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, Moscow- Tension escalated between Moscow and the West following the Syrian regime chemical attack at Khan Sheikhoun and the US response by striking the Shayrat airbase, near Aleppo. Moscow warned on Friday that US cruise missile strikes on the Syrian airbase...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and United Nations special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura enter a hall during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

5th Round of UN-led Syrian Talks Kicks off in Geneva

by Taha Abdul Wahed and Asharq Al Awsat | Mar 23, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, London – The fifth round of UN-led intra-Syrian talks will kick off in Geneva on Thursday, with little hope of substantial breakthrough, as both pro-regime and opposition delegations have shown no flexibility in their stances. The previous round of talks ended...