by Nayef al-Rasheed and Caroline Akoum | Aug 23, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut, Riyadh– Syrian opposition meetings in Riyadh ended on the first day without managing to form a unified delegation to participate in the Geneva negotiations. The meetings in Riyadh, which were supposed to stretch over two or three days, saw an exchange of...
by Nayef al-Rasheed and Caroline Akoum | Aug 22, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut, Riyadh – The Syrian opposition kicked off on Monday its meetings in Riyadh, amid little hope over the possibility to reach consensus over disputed issues, in particular the transitional phase and the fate of Syrian regime head Bashar al-Assad. Well-informed...
by Turki al-Suhail | Aug 20, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
Riyadh- Saudi Arabia announced establishing an anti-terror center in Riyadh based on a joint effort with the United States. The center is part of the May signed agreement with US President Donald Trump. Abdulaziz Hamad Aluwaisheq, GCC assistant secretary general for...
by Caroline Akoum | Aug 18, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura announced on Thursday delaying next week’s intra-Syrian talks in Geneva to next fall, calling on Russia and Iran to use their powers for convincing the Syrian regime to attend. “Regarding the (Syrian) government, we...
by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Jun 21, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
Riyadh- A joint Saudi-Iraqi statement announced on Tuesday that both countries have agreed to establish a coordinative council in a move to upgrade strategic ties. Cooperation is expected to encompass a broad selection of domains, whether it is politics, security,...
