A truce brokered by Russia and Turkey went into effect in Syria on December 30 and has brought calm to much of the country (AFP Photo/Abd DOUMANY)
by Caroline Akoum, Paula Astih | Jan 12, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- During talks held with the Turkish side in Ankara on Wednesday, the Syrian opposition presented a “draft of conditions” for its participation in the Astana Summit expected to be held this month in Kazakhstan. While some sources had hinted to the possibility of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 10, 2017 | Middle East
The President of the Syrian regime Bashar Al-Assad announced his readiness to negotiate on all issues except him remaining in power. Assad said “We are ready to negotiate about everything. When you talk about negotiations on ending the conflict in Syria, or about...