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A civilian collects tree branches amid the rubble of a damaged site in the rebel-held besieged Qadi Askar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria on Nov. 24/ Reuters Abdalrhman Ismail

Talks Between Russia-Syrian Factions on Aleppo… Opposition: Iran Seeks to Foil Deal

by Caroline Akoum | Nov 25, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The U.N. announced on Thursday that the Syrian opposition accepted a plan for aid delivery and medical evacuations from the besieged neighborhoods of eastern Aleppo, but was still waiting for the green light of Russia and the Syrian regime. In Ankara, meetings...

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Trump as President isn’t Good News for Bashar Al-Assad

by Amir Taheri | Nov 22, 2016 | Features

When he assumes the US presidency in a few weeks’ time, one of the first files that the President-elect Donald Trump will find in his foreign policy in-tray will be the continued tragedy in Syria. Speculation is already rife on what he might do. Some analysts believe...

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Opinion: Aleppo – the Aim is to Displace 250,000 People

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Nov 22, 2016 | Opinion

Eastern Aleppo is experiencing bleak and tragic days that words and pictures cannot describe. Russian fighter jets are bombing the city, and Assad’s forces and Iran’s militias are attacking the outskirts of it. In addition to this, Hezbollah’s militias have seized...

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A man running for cover Saturday during clashes between rebel
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South Syria…Calm Imposed by International Balances

by Nazeer Rida | Nov 20, 2016 | Features

The interrupted bombing of the Syrian regime forces in South Syria hasn’t changed the temporary calm status that dominates the region from around one year; power balance between the two parties has almost been absent amid foreign efforts, which have waited changes in...

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Kerry and Lavrov Hold a Meeting on Syria

by Heba El Koudsy | Nov 17, 2016 | Middle East

The US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov will meet today on the side-lines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru due to take place on November the 19th and 20th. Their last meeting was held in the Swiss...