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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference after a meeting on Syria with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva, Aug. 26, 2016 (Reuters)

Lavrov Calls for Translating Russia-U.S. Deal on Syria into International Resolution

by Taha Abed alWahed | Sep 14, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow-Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov called on the United States to reveal the details of the bilateral agreement on Syria, adding that such a deal should be made official by translating it into an international resolution. Lavrov and U.S. Secretary...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in September 2014 (photo credit: AP/Keystone/Martial Trezzini)

Assad’s Fate Isolated from Kerry-Lavrov Agreement

by Michel Abu Najm and Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 9, 2016 | Middle East

Paris, Ankara – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov have agreed to set aside discussions on the fate of the head of the Syrian regime, Bashar al-Assad, from their ongoing talks over the crisis in Syria. Well-informed...

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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talk during their meeting in Moscow May 7, 2013. Photo: Reuters

Moscow: Agreement Nearly Reached over Syria

by Taha Abed alWahed | Sep 8, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow – The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that its minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry have agreed to discuss the Syrian file in Geneva on Thursday and Friday, according to Interfax Agency. Meanwhile, a statement issued by the...

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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 17, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (NORTHERN IRELAND – Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) – RTX10R8R

Washington Still not Convinced with Russia’s Vision on Syria

by Michel Abu Najm | Sep 7, 2016 | Middle East

Paris – French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault will participate in a Friends of Syria group meeting, which will be held on Wednesday in London. French official sources told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that they were not surprised by the failure of the United...

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People salvage furniture from the rubble of a house destroyed in Sana’a. Reuters-Khaled Abdullah

Ould Cheikh Corrects Priorities of Kerry’s Plan: Handing over Weapons First

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 1, 2016 | Middle East

Aden-While the Saudi Foreign Minister said Wednesday that his country would not allow Houthis to take over Yemen, U.N. special envoy to Yemen Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed was briefing the Security Council about the inaccuracy of leaked details that emerged in the last...