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Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Director, speaks to the media after his arrival at Damascus airport, September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri
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Smoke billows following reported air strikes by Syrian regime forces on Damascus’ northeastern al-Qaboun suburb. (AFP)
Syria’s ‘Geneva 6’ Talks Resume Tuesday with No Agenda
Beirut, Damascus – The sixth round of Syrian peace talks kicks off in Geneva on Tuesday in the absence of a clear and specific agenda, according to an invitation received by UN Special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura. During the four-day talks, the delegation...Caption:
Members of the Syrian opposition delegation of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) attend a meeting with U.N. mediator on Syria Staffan de Mistura REUTERS/Fabrice Coffrini
Syria: Opposition Demands Comprehensive Ceasefire to Introduce Political Transformation
Beirut – The High Negotiations Committee (HNC) did not carry out any amendments regarding the delegation members to attend the negotiations in Geneva due next week. During its meetings in Riyadh, the committee discussed the political transformation and stressed...Caption:
Stringer, AFP | A Syrian forces’ artillery observer looks through a scope as smoke plumes rise on the horizon, near the town of Qumhanah in the central province of Hama, on April 1, 2017.
Syrian Regime’s Breaches Threaten ‘De-escalation Zones’
Beirut – The first day of a memorandum on setting de-escalation zones in Syria eased violence, but did not see a complete cessation of fighting as forces of Bashar Assad’s regime violated the calm in several areas, particularly in al-Qaboun neighborhood in...Caption:
Russian lead negotiator on Syria Alexander Lavrentyev, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov and U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attend the fourth round of Syria peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, May 4, 2017.