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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with Syrian opposition representatives in Moscow, Russia January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Astana Sponsors Discuss Bolstering Syria Ceasefire

by Taha Abed alWahed | Feb 6, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow- Two weeks after indirect talks were held in the Kazakh capital between delegations from the Syrian opposition factions and the regime, countries sponsoring the Astana meeting on Syria are expected to convene in the same place on Monday to hold technical talks...

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SDF fighters in the Raqqa countryside in mid-December 2016. Photo: Delil Souleiman/AFP

Coalition Engages Arab Fighters in Raqqa Battle

by Paula Astih, Caroline Akoum and Taha Abed Al-Wahed | Feb 3, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Moscow- The international coalition against ISIS is currently working to inject the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) with Arab fighters to boost the fight against the terrorist organization. After hundreds of Arabs recently joined the “Euphrates Anger” operation...

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Participants of Syria peace talks attend a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov

Russia, Turkey, Assad and a New Stage!

by Tariq Alhomayed | Feb 2, 2017 | Opinion

News of a Russian-Turkish agreement on Syria with both Iranian accord and disagreement, and a euphoric joy that Bashar al-Assad couldn’t mask, have been flooding the media for the past month. “Delusional festivities” peaked throughout the Astana talks that were...

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U.N. special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attends a news conference following Syria peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov

Senior Rebel Negotiator: Astana Talks Neither a Success nor a Failure… Kurds are Part of Syria

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Jan 29, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – Senior Syrian rebel negotiator, heading the current Syrian Opposition delegation sent to the peace talks held in the Kazakh capital, Astana, Mohammad Alloush said that the negotiations are not entirely a success, but have not failed either. Alloush...

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Opinion: Astana Talks – Low Expectations and Different Calculations

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jan 25, 2017 | Opinion

In the aftermath of the New Year’s bloody terrorist attack in Istanbul, several official announcements were made, each with a different version as to what exactly happened and who the terrorist was. Unfortunately, it was clear though that there were many security...