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The Kremlin blindsided the White House by tweeting photos of Donald Trump and Russian Ambassador Sergey Lavrov during a closed meeting in the Oval Office. Picture: AFP/Russian Foreign MinistrySource:AFP
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General Khalifa Haftar (R), commander of armed forces loyal to the internationally recognised Libyan government, shakes hands with the head of UN-backed Libyan Presidential Council, Fayez al-Sarraj, in the eastern town of al-Marj on January 31, 2016 (AFP Photo/)
Libya’s Sarraj, Haftar Meet in Abu Dhabi
East Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, reversing a previous refusal to engage with the country’s United Nations-backed government, met its head Fayez Sarraj on Tuesday for talks that sources close to Haftar said were positive. Haftar is the dominant...Caption:
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara, Turkey, March 30, 2017. Umit Bektas | Reuters
Tillerson Discusses in Ankara Choice of Syria “Safe Zones”
Ankara- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has signaled a new US stance on Syria that meets with Turkey’s own positions on some issues but differs on others, mainly concerning the fate of the head of the Syrian regime Bashar Assad. “The status and the...Caption:
An Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter walks with his weapon in northern Raqqa province, Syria February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said
Syrian Factions Link Attending ‘Astana’ to Ceasefire, Resettlement Plan
Beirut – Syria’s opposition factions linked their participation in the Astana intra-Syrian talks next March 14-15 to the implementation of a full ceasefire in opposition-controlled areas. The factions refused to consider the “ceasefire” item as a pre-condition...Caption:
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) talking with journalists in the presidential plane during his return from the ECO summit in Pakistan. (Anadolu Agency)