by Taha Abed alWahed | Jun 25, 2017 | Middle East
Moscow- Russia and Kazakhstan said it is important that the international community supports a deal in Syria, as Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov expressed his belief that meetings held in Astana to discuss the Syrian file could be the culmination of...
by Caroline Akoum and Michel Abou Najem | Feb 17, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut, Paris – Participants in the second round of Astana talks on Syria failed to agree over sustaining ceasefire in the war-torn country, while the opposition factions received Russian pledges to stop shelling areas controlled by the opposition. Sources close to...
by Taha Abed alWahed | Jan 30, 2017 | Features
Moscow- The peace talks held in Astana ended with results which differed according to the views of participating and organizing parties. However, the Syrians’ long awaited ceasefire that puts an end to their suffering was not reached. Therefore, it seems that the...
by Taha Abed alWahed | Jan 25, 2017 | Middle East
Moscow – Despite all confirmations that Astana talks will only address military aspect related to implementing ceasefire in Syria, the Russian delegation participating in the Syrian peace talks in the Kazakh capital submitted a solution for the Syrian...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 23, 2017 | Middle East
A spokesman for the Syrian rebels said on Monday that the group vows to continue fighting should the talks with head of Syrian regime Bashar al-Assad in the Kazakh capital Astana fail. “If the negotiations succeed, then we are with the negotiations,” rebel...
