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File photo—Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Marzieh Afkham speaks to the media in Tehran, Iran, 10 September 2013.(EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH)

Iran rejects conditions on attendance at Syrian peace talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iranian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkham, announced on Tuesday that Tehran will not accept any preconditions on its participation in the planned Geneva II conference, intended to solve the Syrian crisis....

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U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakdar Brahimiv speaks during a press conference after a meeting wit U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, both unseen, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, September 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)

Syria: Brahimi expresses doubts about Geneva II

by Layal Abu Rahal | Oct 7, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The United Nations peace envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said on Sunday he was “not 100 percent certain” that the Geneva II talks planned for mid-November will take place, in an admission of the obstacles to a political solution to...

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Jordanian protesters are seen through a Syrian national flag adorned with photos of Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad during a protest against any American military strike on Syria near the US embassy in Amman, Jordan, on Saturday, August 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Opinion: Syria and the Road to Geneva II

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 5, 2013 | Opinion

The road to Geneva II has become far less precarious than it was before, however we are still facing a number of difficult battles. A series of important events over the coming days are set to address the Syrian crisis, including the G20 summit that will be held on...

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Syrian National Coalition (SNC) President Mouaz al-Khatib (3-L) and and members of the Syrian National Coalition during a Syrian opposition groups meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, 23 May 2013.(EPA)

Syria conference faces more roadblocks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Doubts about the viability of the peace conference on Syria proposed by the US and Russia have continued to grow this week amidst infighting by Syria’s fractious opposition. The conference, dubbed “Geneva 2” following last year’s...