by Paula Astih, Taha Abdel-Wahed | Jul 23, 2017 | Middle East
Moscow, Beirut- Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on Saturday reaching an agreement with moderate opposition forces on how a ceasefire will function in Damascus’ Ghouta. The agreement excluded Faylaq Al-Islam, although the group had previously accepted to join the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 10, 2017 | Middle East
Frontlines across three provinces in southwestern Syria remained mostly quiet on Monday almost 24 hours into a US-Russian brokered ceasefire for the region despite scattered violations, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The US, Russia and Jordan last week...
by Caroline Akoum | May 13, 2017 | Middle East
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...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 11, 2017 | Middle East
Syrian opposition groups demanded Russian-backed peace talks in Kazakhstan this month be delayed and said further meetings would depend on whether the government and its allies obeyed to a newly declared March 7-20 ceasefire. In a statement, the rebels said they had...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 22, 2017 | Middle East
U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura on Wednesday said he did not expect an immediate breakthrough when Syria peace talks restart this week, but rather productive talks that relaunch the process to reach a political solution to end the six-year conflict. The talks will be...
