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Vienna Talks on Tuesday failed to set date for talks, AFP

Negotiations Expected to be Held Early 2017 after Vienna Talks Failed

by Paula Astih | May 19, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The optimism expressed by U.N. Special Envoy to Syria Staffan di Mistura when speaking of the regional scenery every now and then, is no longer capable of hiding the pessimistic atmosphere that dominates the diplomatic and political circles. These circles are...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L), U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C) and United Nations special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura (R) attend the ministerial meeting on Syria in Vienna, Austria, May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

World and Regional Powers Set Immediate, Modest Syria Goals

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 17, 2016 | Middle East

World and regional powers met in Vienna on Tuesday to solve the deadlock between the tenaciously divided Syrian factions and turn Syria’s shaky pause in fighting into a comprehensive cease-fire as a step toward ending the five-year war that left hundreds of...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards a plane. Reuters

Kerry Meets King Salman to Discuss Syria before Visiting Russia Next Week

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 15, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in Jeddah today, Sunday May 15, to discuss the fragile truce in Syria. Noting that Kerry will travel to Russia next week for what he described as possibly the best opportunity in years to...