by Paula Astih and Nazeer Rida | Jan 25, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut, Astana- A secret clause included in the Astana agreement triggered on Tuesday a battle between Jabhat Fatah al-Sham and Syrian opposition factions. The clause calls for bolstering the positions controlled by the Syrian regime and opposition forces during the...
by Nazeer Rida | Nov 12, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut-The United States upped pressure on Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, previously known as al-Nusra Front, by imposing sanctions on four of its leaders under regulations targeting people suspected by Washington of engaging in terrorist activity or supporting terrorist...
by Michel Abu Najm, Nazeer Rida, Caroline Akoum | Aug 2, 2016 | Middle East
Paris, Beirut: While U.N. Special Envoy to Syria Staffan De Mistura seeks to hold a new round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva at end of August, French sources said that Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault was informed by his U.S. counterpart John Kerry that a team of...
