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Syria’s main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) leader Nasr al-Hariri arrives for a meeting with United Nations Syria envoy on the first day of a new round of Syria peace talks on February 23, 2017 in Geneva.
UN-brokered Syrian peace talks resume in Geneva, but hopes of a breakthrough are dim, clouded by persistent violence and deadlock over the country’s political future. / AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI

Nasr al-Hariri: Intra-Syrian Negotiations Could Last 20 Years

by Michel Abu Najm | Mar 31, 2017 | Interviews

Geneva – Head of the Syrian opposition delegation to Geneva Nasr al-Hariri called on the international community to exert more efforts on the Syrian Regime to convince it to discuss all issues submitted for negotiations, adding that should such efforts fail, the...

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General view of a meeting with Syria’s main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) delegation and UN Special Envoy for Syria during Syria peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrice Coffrini/Pool

De Mistura Stays UN’s Special Envoy for Syria as Geneva Talks Remain Stalled

by Michel Abu Najm | Mar 30, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva – UN had finally given out signs that the Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will remain in position, after days of rumors that he might resign. Syrian and diplomatic delegations at the Geneva 5 talks had been occupied with the speculations concerning...

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Syria’s opposition delegation leader Nasr al-Hariri (C) arrives for a meeting of Intra-Syria peace talks with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 25, 2017. REUTERS/Xu Jinquan/Pool

HNC Lead Negotiator Warns US Absence was Threatening Ongoing Syria Peace Efforts

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 28, 2017 | Middle East

Lead negotiator for the main Syria opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC), Mohamad Sabra, said in an interview late Monday that the United Nations sponsored talks in Geneva remained “stalled”. A political deal to end the Syrian conflict is not...

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Participants of Syria peace talks attend a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov

Syrian Opposition Convenes Ahead of New Round of Geneva Talks

by Caroline Akoum | Mar 17, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Following the failure of Astana 3 negotiations, attention is shifted towards the upcoming round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva, which will be held on March 23. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura condemned deadly suicide bomb attacks in Damascus on...

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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura delivers his speech during the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

Chief Negotiator in Geneva 4: Regime Rejects Political Transformation

by Ghalia Kabbani | Mar 13, 2017 | Business

London- High Negotiations Committee (HNC) chief negotiator to Geneva Mohamed Sabra, commenting on the first day of Geneva 4, said that there was an attempt to shift the political process in Syria from a negotiation between two parties to a multi-parties process. This...