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French President Emmanuel Macron. (AFP)

Paris Preparing ‘New Initiative’ on Syria

by Michel Abu Najm | Jun 14, 2017 | Features

Paris – France is working on devising a political-diplomatic initiative on the war on Syria. To that end it has been intensifying contacts on all sides, whether with the United States, Russia, members of the European Union or countries of the Arab Gulf. Official...

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

No Date Set for Next Round of Astana Talks after Postponement

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 8, 2017 | Middle East

Russian-backed peace talks on Syria in Astana have been postponed, Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry said Thursday without mentioning when the next round of negotiations would be held, as key players wrangle over the future of fragile safe zones in the war-torn...

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Russian deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Gennady Gatilov addresses the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland February 28, 2017. (Reuters)

US Ambassador in Moscow Confirms ‘Assad’s Departure during Transition Period’

by Taha Abed alWahed | Jun 7, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow – US Ambassador to Moscow John Tefft stressed Washington’s insistence on Syrian regime head Bashar al-Assad’s departure, adding that Iran is not contributing to Syria’s settlement process and doubted its role in the de-escalation zone. These statements...

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Internally displaced people who fled Raqqa city carry their belongings as they leave a camp in Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria May 4, 2017. (Reuters)

Russian FM: De-escalation Zones are Not Precursor to Dividing Syria

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

Moscow – The establishment of de-escalation zones in Syria is not a precursor to the partition of the country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday, adding that these areas will lead to a full ceasefire throughout Syria. He denied all claims that...

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UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura, right, shakes hands with Syria’s main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) leader Nasr al-Hariri, left, prior to a round of negotiations, during the Intra Syria talks, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Salvatore Di Nolfi/Pool

HNC Leader: Assad Regime Rejects Political Transition, ‘We Are Betting on Russia’

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Jun 1, 2017 | Interviews

London- Syria’s main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) leader Nasr al-Hariri said that his side doesn’t bet on the Syrian regime accepting political transition, saying that to do so is delusional. He explained that the Syrian opposition is...