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OIC Summit on Science & Technology Concludes in Astana

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 12, 2017 | Middle East

The First Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Science and Technology concluded its proceedings in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Monday, 11 September 2017, with the adoption of Astana Declaration. The Declaration stipulated that the second S&T...

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Officials pose for a photo after the final statement following the talks on Syrian peace in Astana, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, January 24, 2017. (AP)

Lack of Agreement on Idlib Delays ‘Astana 6’ Talks

by Taha Abed alWahed | Aug 23, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow – The next round of talks between Russia, Turkey and Iran on settling the Syrian civil conflict has been pushed back from late August to mid-September, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov said on Tuesday. Kazakhstan hosts the talks which have in...

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A Free Syrian Army fighter takes cover during clashes with the Syrian regime in the Salaheddine neighborhood of central Aleppo August 7, 2012. (Reuters)

A Moscow-Based Overview for Changes in Syria

by Vitaly Naumkin | Jul 22, 2017 | Opinion

“Tangible change has been recently witnessed concerning Syria’s ongoing crisis.” – Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vitaly Naumkin Syria’s course of negotiations was recently split into a three-way axis: Geneva,...

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A general view shows the fifth round of Syria peace talks in Astana on July 5. AFP

Astana Falters…Opposition Worried About ‘Separation of South’

by Paula Astih, Taha Abdel-Wahed | Jul 6, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, Beirut- The fifth round of the Astana talks aimed at ending the Syrian conflict concluded on Wednesday without making any progress, but only approved to transfer all disputed issues to a joint working group. Russia’s chief negotiator at the Astana talks,...

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Sheen Ibrahim, Kurdish fighter from the People’s Protection Units (YPG) walks together with other YPG fighters in Raqqa, Syria June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Seven US Bases In Syria’s Kurdish Zones

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jul 5, 2017 | Middle East

London- Kurdish sources confirmed on Tuesday the presence of seven US military bases and airports in the Arab-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) areas, eastern Syria. Commander of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) Sipan Hamo told Asharq Al-Awsat that the...