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Residents walk through damaged streets at the mountain resort town of Zabadani in the Damascus countryside, Syria, Thursday, May 18, 2017. Hassan Ammar, AP

US Strikes Syrian Regime-Iran Militias near Border with Jordan and Iraq

by Caroline Akoum and Asharq Al-Awsat | May 19, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, London, Washington- Coalition warplanes pounded on Thursday Syrian regime forces and Iranian-backed militias advancing towards the crossing of al-Tanf where the borders of Jordan, Syria and Iraq meet. An official at the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) said...

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United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attends a news conference ahead of intra-Syria talks at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Syria Opposition Expresses Reservations on De Mistura’s ‘Constitutional Mechanism’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 17, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Geneva- UN Special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura sought on Tuesday to achieve a breakthrough in the “negotiations stalemate” by suggesting a new mechanism on legal and constitutional issues, but opposition forces expressed their reservations on...

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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

by Caroline Akoum and Asharq Al-Awsat | May 15, 2017 | Middle East

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...

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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

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...

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The place of the Yemen delegation is pictured before the High-level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, at the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2017. (Reuters)

Donors in Geneva Pledge to Cover Half of Yemen’s Needs

by Nayef al-Rasheed and Aharq Al-Awsat | Apr 26, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, Geneva – International donors pledged to offer $1.1 billion during Tuesday’s high-level event, raising more than half of the $2.1 billion needed to address the humanitarian crisis in the country during 2017. United Nations Secretary General Antonio...