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Chief opposition negotiator Mohammad Alloush (L) of the so-called Jaish al-Islam and a member of the rebel delegation Osama Abu Zeid (R) leave following the second session of Syria peace talks at the Rixos President Hotel in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 16, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Astana Talks on Halt after Moscow Failing to Deliver on Safe Zones Promises

by Caroline Akoum and Taha Abdulwahid | May 4, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, Beirut – Tense caution dominated early hours of the Astana 4 negotiations on Wednesday. Expectations encompassed both positive and negative outcomes from the attempt at brokering peace in Syria. The Russian delegation was chiefly the optimistic party...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives President of Republic of Guinea-Conakry and President of the African Union (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Holds Talks with Guinea’s President

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 27, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz has received at al-Yamamah Palace President Alpha Conde of Republic of Guinea-Conakry and President of the African Union. The King welcomed the Guinean President who expressed his happiness to...

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People drive a vehicle in al-Rai town, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Syrian Rebels Delay Astana Meeting to Evaluate Ceasefire

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 11, 2017 | Middle East

Syrian opposition groups demanded Russian-backed peace talks in Kazakhstan this month be delayed and said further meetings would depend on whether the government and its allies obeyed to a newly declared March 7-20 ceasefire. In a statement, the rebels said they had...

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Reporters work in the media center set for Syria peace talks, in Astana, Kazakhstan, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov

Syria Talks in Kazakh Capital Put Off by One Day

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 15, 2017 | Middle East

The Syria crisis talks held at the Kazakh capital Astana and involving Russia, Iran and Turkey have been put off by one day until Thursday, sources said on Wednesday. A spokeswoman for United Nations special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura – who had also been...

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Participants of Syria peace talks attend a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov

Russia, Turkey, Assad and a New Stage!

by Tariq Alhomayed | Feb 2, 2017 | Opinion

News of a Russian-Turkish agreement on Syria with both Iranian accord and disagreement, and a euphoric joy that Bashar al-Assad couldn’t mask, have been flooding the media for the past month. “Delusional festivities” peaked throughout the Astana talks that were...