by Leonid Bershidsky | Sep 13, 2016 | Opinion
This time is different, or so U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would have us believe. A new Russian-U.S. agreement to ensure a cessation of hostilities in Syria, indeed, goes further than previous efforts, but the lack of...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
For the first time in months, children are finally playing outside again among the rubble in the Syrian city of Aleppo. People are wandering the streets and going to the shops securely thanks to a partial halt to the war. People strongly doubt that peace will take...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 28, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Syria’s opposition will stick to the cessation of hostilities that was brokered by the United States and Russia despite what they said were 15 violations by Syrian government forces on Saturday and more breaches on Sunday, spokesman for the High Negotiations...