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Mohammad Alloush of the Jaish al Islam faction and member of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) attends a news conference after a meeting with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura during Syria Peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 13, 2016.
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Syrian Opposition Negotiator Quits with Peace Talks Stalling

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...

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U.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura gestures during a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Syria Talks Due around April 13, U.N. Seeks Political Framework

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...

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Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) and Head of the Government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari speaks during a press conference in Geneva on March 14, 2016 on the first day of the second round of Syrian peace talks at the UN headquarter./ AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DESMAZES

Syrian Diplomat Will not Talk to Opposition Negotiator until He Shaves

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...

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Salim al-Muslat, spokesman for the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), gestures before a meeting with U.N. mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura during Syria peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Syrian Opposition “Not Against” Direct Talks with Government

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...

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Staffan de Mistura (R) United Nations Special Envoy for Syria arrives with his special advisor Jan Egeland for a news conference after a meeting of the Task Force for Humanitarian Access at the U.N. in Geneva, Switzerland, March 4, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Syria Peace Talks Stagger, U.N. Envoy Says

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...