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U.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura reacts after a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

4th Round of Syrian Talks in Geneva: Ambiguity Continues

by Michel Abu Najm | Feb 24, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva – U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura successfully prevented on Thursday the failure of the fourth round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva, after he convinced representatives of the Syrian opposition factions to sit together as a unified delegation at...

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Mohammad Alloush of the Jaish al Islam faction and member of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) attends a news conference after a meeting with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura during Syria Peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

HNC Member: Heading to Astana to Affirm Commitment to Ceasefire

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- ​Mohammad Alloush of the Jaish al-Islam faction and member of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said that the purpose of opposition’s participation in Astana negotiations is to affirm commitment to the ceasefire, release arrestees in the regime prisons and...

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Children walk in a makeshift camp on March 12, 2016 at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the Greek village of Idomeni, where thousands of refugees and migrants are stranded. Daniel Mihailescu/Getty Images

Syrian Opposition Presents Roadmap, Says no Room for Assad in Syria

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 20, 2016 | Middle East

New York – The Syrian opposition presented its roadmap for a transition to a democratic state, during an extensive meeting held on Monday in New York, under the patronage of Saudi Arabia and in the presence of representatives from Qatar, Turkey, the United Kingdom,...

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Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Bashar al-Assad in the Kremlin in October. Photograph by Alexei Druzhinin, AP

Russia Warns Assad by Reducing Air Support

by Caroline Akoum | Jun 22, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Syrian opposition links the reduction of Russia’s air strikes in the past two days, especially in the North, with a possible agreement between Moscow and Washington, in an attempt to activate Geneva talks from one side and deliver a message for the Syrian...

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Vienna Talks on Tuesday failed to set date for talks, AFP

Negotiations Expected to be Held Early 2017 after Vienna Talks Failed

by Paula Astih | May 19, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The optimism expressed by U.N. Special Envoy to Syria Staffan di Mistura when speaking of the regional scenery every now and then, is no longer capable of hiding the pessimistic atmosphere that dominates the diplomatic and political circles. These circles are...