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Foreign ministers, Sergei Lavrov (C) of Russia, Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) of Turkey and Mohammad Javad Zarif of Iran, leave after a news conference in Moscow, Russia, December 20, 2016. Reuters

Turkish-Iranian Tension over Russia’s Stance before Astana Talks

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jan 23, 2017 | Middle East, World

Ankara – Turkey’s delegation to Astana participated on Sunday in meetings held few hours before the launch of negotiations between the Syrian regime delegation and that of the Syrian opposition under the auspices of Russia, Turkey and Iran. Diplomatic sources...

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A Turkish tank rolls into Syria from the Turkish border city of Karkamis in the southern region of Gaziantep, August 26, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Fate of Syrian Peace Talks Shaped by Ankara-held Sessions

by Saeed Abdelrazek and Caroline Akoum | Jan 11, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut- The fate of future Kazakhstan-held Syria peace talks, scheduled for later January, remains undetermined as Syrian opposition parties convene in Turkey on Wednesday to name the representing delegation. Russian and Turkish delegates will be attending the...

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People inspect a hole in the ground filled with water in a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Russia Admits Syrian Regime Ceasefire Violations

by Taha Abdulwahed, Adel Assalemi | Jan 5, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, London – A slight change was noticed in the Russian stance towards violations of ceasefire in Syria, while Iran escalated its speech considering these stances as nonconstructive and demanded Russia to abide by its commitments according to Moscow...

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Residents inspect damage from what activists said was a regime staged air strike, Reuters

Regime Air Raids Render Russian-backed Syria Truce Shaky

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 30, 2016 | Middle East

Clashes, shelling and air raids in western Syria tainted a Russian brokered ceasefire that aims to end nearly six years of war and lead to peace talks between rebels and the ruling regime. Syrian regime warplanes carried out nearly 20 raids against rebels in several...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a news conference after the talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Moscow, Russia, December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Syrian Opposition Says not Part of Talks that Moscow Said Are Underway

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 27, 2016 | Middle East

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the Syrian regime was holding talks with the opposition ahead of possible peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, the Interfax news agency reported. Lavrov did not say where the current talks were being held and...