by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 30, 2016 | Middle East
The chief peace negotiator of Syria’s mainstream opposition in the Geneva peace talks has resigned on Sunday amid no signs of progress in the U.N.- backed peace process that began earlier this year. Mohammed Alloush said he took this step because the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2016 | Middle East
U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura will embark on a tour to Damascus and Tehran and meet other regional officials to look for a common understanding on a political transition in Syria, saying that the next round of peace talks in Geneva is expected to start sometime...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 18, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
During the latest round of U.N.-brokered talks in Geneva, a top diplomat of the Assad regime said he is not willing to deal with the opposition’s main negotiator until he shaves off his beard. Bashar Jaafari, who has been the Syrian representative at the United...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 15, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Syria’s opposition are “not against” direct talks with the country’s government, Salim al-Muslat, spokesman for the main Syrian opposition alliance in Geneva said on Tuesday. “We are not against direct talks, but you know de Mistura...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 5, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
The United Nations Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said in an interview with pan-Arab newspaper Al Hayat that he expected a staggered start to peace talks next week, with participants arriving over several days for “indirect meetings”. “I see us...
