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Optimism by Iran, Iraq, Russia Promises Agreement in Vienna

by Wael Mahdi | Nov 21, 2016 | Business

AlKhobar – Ten days before the decisive meeting to be held in Vienna, expectations to reach a global agreement that shall return balance to the oil market have risen; Iraq, Iran, Russia, and Algeria stated that an understanding will likely be reached among the...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry departs his plane as he arrives in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Ralston/Pool

Washington Backs Off: Ceasefire Agreement Only With Houthis

by Arafat Madabish and Abdul Hadi Habtor | Nov 18, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, Riyadh, Washington-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sent a letter to Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi on Thursday, clarifying his comments about an agreement to stop hostilities in Yemen and reach a durable settlement to the conflict, saying he had...

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Al-Bashir Announces the Return of Peace to Darfur After 13 Years of Conflict

by Mustafa Sirri | Sep 8, 2016 | Middle East

The Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir yesterday announced that peace was returning to the Darfur region, despite a stalemate in ceasefire talks brokered by the African Union and continuous fighting that has driven thousands from their homes this year. Al-Bashir gave a...

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A boy rides a bicycle near rubble of damaged buildings in the rebel held al-Maadi district of Aleppo, Syria, Aug. 31, 2016/ Reuters/ Abdalrhman Ismail

U.S.-Russian Agreement on Syria Stumbles at Last Minute

by Caroline Akoum | Sep 5, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The level of optimism surrounding a U.S.-Russian deal dropped in the last few hours when Washington announced the failure of the two states to reach a final agreement on Syria, blaming Moscow for backtracking on already agreed issues. Meanwhile, Russian...

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Opinion: The Failure of the Kerry – Lavrov Agreement

by Tariq Alhomayed | Jul 30, 2016 | Opinion

Our newspaper published an exclusive story about the Kerry-Lavrov agreement on the Syria crisis two days ago. It summarised what the US Secretary of State John Kerry communicated to his European counterparts in Brussels, after his lengthy meetings with the Russian...