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Astana talks on Syria to be extended amid opposition arrival

Astana talks on Syria to be extended amid opposition arrival

The third round of Syria reconciliation talks in Astana will be extended for one day amid Syrian armed opposition arrival, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry's representative said. Members of the Syrian armed opposition may arrive to the …

Syrian opposition refuses to cooperate with Iran

Syrian opposition refuses to cooperate with Iran

Syrian opposition has refused to cooperate with Iran due to the fact that "Tehran develops the project of hegemony in the Arab world," deputy head of the negotiating delegation of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) …

Geneva holds new inter-Syrian round of peace talks

Geneva holds new inter-Syrian round of peace talks

Syrian government and opposition delegations started today a new round of peace talks at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, after 10 months of the failure of the last attempt to end the conflict, Prensa Latina reports. …

Syria's Hmeymim opposition not invited to Geneva talks

Syria's Hmeymim opposition not invited to Geneva talks

The Hmeymim group, which unites Syria's internal opposition forces, has not been invited for the new round of reconciliation talks in Geneva, the official representative of the group Mais Krydee said. "Until now we have not …

Tillerson says US will cooperate with Russia if...

Tillerson says US will cooperate with Russia if...

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that there would not be military cooperation between Washington and Moscow until Russian accepted that not all the opposition are terrorists. Tillerson had stressed …

Syrian Daraa shelled

Syrian Daraa shelled

At least five people were injured in an artillery shelling by Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists on al-Kashef al-Sharqi in Daraa city, SANA reporter said. The army's control of the rebel-held crossing and chunks of territory in the …

Yildirim: al-Bab largely under control of Syrian rebels

Yildirim: al-Bab largely under control of Syrian rebels

Turkey-backed rebels have largely taken control of the Syrian town of al-Bab from ISIS militants, the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said in Ankara. "Al-Bab has been largely taken under control. Our …

Extremists start new 'battle of liberation' in Syria

Extremists start new 'battle of liberation' in Syria

The leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Hashem al-Sheikh, said in his first video speech that has promised to escalate attacks against the Syrian army with the goal of liberating all of Syria's territory. "We …

Syrian opposition may skip Geneva talks

Syrian opposition may skip Geneva talks

Syrian opposition will refuse to participate in talks on the Syria crisis settlement in Geneva, scheduled for February 20, if its demands made during the Astana negotiations are not fulfilled, the head of the Syrian armed opposition delegation to …

 Syrian Opposition to decide on delegates to Geneva talks

Syrian Opposition to decide on delegates to Geneva talks

The Syrian opposition’s High Negotiations Committee (HNC) will gather on Friday in Riyadh to form the delegation for participation in the forthcoming settlement talks in Geneva, HNC spokesman Riyad Naasan Agha said. …

UN wants upcoming talks in Geneva to be a success

UN wants upcoming talks in Geneva to be a success

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United Nations wants upcoming talks in Geneva between the Syrian government and rebel groups to be a success and this means focusing on core issues including a transitional …

Lavrov to meet with Syrian opposition in Moscow

Lavrov to meet with Syrian opposition in Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet with the representatives of Syria’s internal and external opposition today in Moscow to brief them on what happened in Astana. Lavrov said earlier that all …

Russia's Lavrov to meet PYD members tomorrow

Russia's Lavrov to meet PYD members tomorrow

Syrian Democratic Union Party (PYD) members will take part in the meeting of  the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and officials from Syria’s opposition, PYD representative in Russia Abd Salam Muhammad Ali …

Iran to ignore demands to withdraw militias from Syria

Iran to ignore demands to withdraw militias from Syria

Iran will not consider the demands of the Syrian opposition to withdraw Hezbollah and Iranian militias from Syria, the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Jaber Ansari said. "We will not consider …

Syrian opposition ready to continue talks in Astana

Syrian opposition ready to continue talks in Astana

The talks on the Syrian settlement in Astana may continue on Wednesday, the opposition delegation spokesman Osama Abu Zeid said. "If the countries-guarantors say that they need more time, one more day, we will …