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Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Meqdad (©AP)

Syrian Regime Ready to Protect Chemical Inspectors

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 4, 2017 | Middle East

London – Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad accused the US and Israel of ordering terrorists to forge all evidence in Khan Sheikhun, Idlib countryside, and fill up the hole created after bombing the area. He accused Western governments of “create favorable...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu in Istanbul on Sunday © AP Photo/ Presidency Press Service, Pool

Astana Talks Resume Today As Guarantor States Try to Overcome Differences

by Said Abdul Razzak Taha Abdul-Wahed and Adel AlSalmi | Jul 4, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, Ankara – The fifth round of talks on Syria will kick off on Tuesday in the Kazakh capital in the presence of the guarantor states, including Russia, Turkey and Iran, and with the participation of representatives from the Syrian government and the opposition...

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People ride on a pick-up near a site hit by a missile in the rebel-held town of Muzayrib, Deraa, on Saturday. Reuters

Raids On ‘De-escalation Zones’ Ahead Of ‘Astana’

by Youssef Diab | Jul 2, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, London- Syrian regime forces escalated their assaults on Saturday by launching missiles on the majority of “de-escalation zones” including the border crossing with Jordan, only three days ahead of the “Astana meeting” expected next Tuesday and Wednesday in the...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a news conference. (Reuters)

Russia’s Lavrov: Upcoming Astana Syria Talks will Tackle De-escalation Zones

by Saeed Abdul Razzak and Taha Abdul-Wahed | Jun 27, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, Ankara – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the US-led international coalition fighting terrorism in Syria of “sparing” the al-Nusra Front group from strikes in Syria, calling it a true manifestation of double standards that should be...

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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attends a news conference during the Intra Syria talks at the UN offices in Geneva, Switzerland, May 19, 2017. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

De Mistura Says Geneva Talks to Resume in July

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 15, 2017 | Middle East

Losby Gods (Norway) – UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said on Wednesday that the intra-Syrian peace talks would resume in July in Geneva. He added that he hoped to see progress in the US-Russian negotiations on the Syrian file during the upcoming G20...