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Opinion: Do the Astana Talks Aim For a Truce or Syria’s Surrender?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jan 4, 2017 | Opinion

There has been quick and intense diplomatic activity concerning a solution for Syria since the fall of Aleppo. Several agreements have been signed and the political process has been divided into three stages. The location and dates for the negotiations have also been...

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Erdogan Chairs Security Meeting to Discuss Counter-terrorism

by Said Abdul Razzak | Dec 16, 2016 | World

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday held a high level emergency security meeting at the presidential palace in the capital Ankara that was attended by the Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, a number of ministers and the heads of the security services....

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Syrian residents fleeing the violence in the eastern rebel-held parts of Aleppo evacuate from their neighbourhoods through the Bab al-Hadid district (AFP Photo/GEORGE OURFALIAN)

Moscow, Washington Prepare for ‘Post-Aleppo’ Phase

by Nazeer Rida | Dec 9, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – Moscow is still holding the projected meeting between Russian and U.S. experts in Geneva next Saturday by announcing a cessation of fighting in Aleppo. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Syrian regime forces had stopped their combat operations...

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A boy stands amid the damage in the rebel-held besieged al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Saudi Arabia Leads an International Effort to Save Aleppo

by Youssef Diab and Fath al-Rahman Youssef | Dec 5, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh, Ankara- Saudi Arabia leads U.N. efforts to save the eastern parts of Aleppo, which have been fiercely pounded by regime forces and its allies backed by Russian warplanes. Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, Abdallah al-Mouallimi...

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Crown Prince chairs GCC meeting of interior ministers in Riyadh on Tuesday/SPA

Saudi Crown Prince: Internal Security Threatened By Recognized States

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Nov 30, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz uncovered on Tuesday that the Gulf states are surrounded by recognized countries and organizations seeking to threaten the security and strategic depth of the region. The crown prince, who is also Deputy Premier and...