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Head of Syrian Regime Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Russia’s RIA news agency, in Damascus, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 30, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters

Monitor: 60,000 Have Died in Syrian Regime Jails during War

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 22, 2016 | Middle East

At least 60,000 people have died in Syrian regime jails during the five-year conflict, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. “No fewer than 60,000 detainees were martyred … either as a result of direct bodily torture, or denial of food and...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L), U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C) and United Nations special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura (R) attend the ministerial meeting on Syria in Vienna, Austria, May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

World, Regional Powers Meet in Vienna to Solve Syria Impasse

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 17, 2016 | Middle East

World and regional powers are meeting in Vienna to solve the deadlock between the tenaciously divided Syrian factions that has led to the rise of extremists and claimed hundreds of thousands of lives since violence turned to war five years ago. But the gathering is...

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Smoke rises after airstrikes on the rebel-held al-Sakhour neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria April 29, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Syrian Army Bombs Aleppo, Begins “Calm” Plan Elsewhere

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 1, 2016 | Middle East

Syria’s rebel-held Aleppo was shelled Saturday with nearly 30 air strikes, as a temporary “calm” declared by Syria’s military took effect around Damascus and in the northwest. It was the ninth day of monstrous bombardments in Aleppo, which has borne...

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Asaad Al-Zoubi (L), head of the Syrian opposition delegation, arrives with George Sabra, a member of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), for peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 1, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Dates for Peace Talks Are “Hypothetical”- Syrian Opposition

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 2, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

A senior Syrian opposition official said on Wednesday that as long as the current truce does not realize its humanitarian demands, dates for resuming the United Nations-backed Syria peace talks remain hypothetical. A cessation of hostilities agreement drawn up by...

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Syria’s Opposition Says Will Commit to Truce despite Violations

Syria’s Opposition Says Will Commit to Truce despite Violations

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 28, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Syria’s opposition will stick to the cessation of hostilities that was brokered by the United States and Russia despite what they said were 15 violations by Syrian government forces on Saturday and more breaches on Sunday, spokesman for the High Negotiations...