Syria announces new offensive, diplomats fail to renew truce Syria announced a new offensive against rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Thursday while diplomats failed to find a way in New York to revive a US and Russian-brokered ceasefire that collapsed this week. Warplanes mounted the heaviest air strikes in... Women 23 Sep, 2016
US, Russia fail to agree on how to revive Syria ceasefire The United States and Russia failed to agree on how to revive a short-lived ceasefire in Syria during what the UN Syria mediator called a "long, painful, difficult and disappointing" meeting on Thursday. The International Syria Support Group,... Women 23 Sep, 2016
US, Russia take Syria battle to new heights NEW YORK: The United States and Russia are taking their differences over the conflict in Syria to new heights, after trading ferocious allegations of duplicity and malfeasance at the United Nations Security Council. After a fractious meeting... Women 22 Sep, 2016
World leaders to focus on refugee crisis and Syria at UN UNITED NATIONS: World leaders meeting at the United Nations starting Monday will be trying to make progress on two intractable problems at the top of the global agenda — the biggest refugee crisis since World War II and the Syrian conflict now in... Women 18 Sep, 2016
Spotlight on Syria as world leaders gather at United Nations UNITED NATIONS: The spotlight will be on Syria when world leaders gather at the United Nations next week as the United States and Russia try to shore up a fragile truce deal and President Barack Obama pushes for a boost in global refugee aid. Some... Women 17 Sep, 2016
UN says Syria blocking food aid; seeks airlift approval The United Nations is still waiting for Syrian government agreement for an aid convoy to enter the besieged town of Daraya and has requested approval to airlift food into four locations if land routes are unavailable, UN officials said on... Women 08 Jun, 2016
UN envoy tells Security Council no Syria talks for two-three weeks GENEVA/UNITED NATIONS: There will be no new round of Syria talks for at least two or three weeks, the office of UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said in a statement on Thursday, after he consulted the UN Security Council for about two... Women 27 May, 2016
World and regional powers set immediate, modest Syria goals VIENNA: World and regional powers agreed Tuesday to try 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 thousands dead and fueled the rise of Islamic... Women 17 May, 2016
UN envoy urges Obama, Putin to save Syria truce, peace process GENEVA: The United Nations mediator on Thursday called on the leaders of the United States and the Russian Federation to salvage the "barely alive" two-month-old ceasefire in Syria and revitalise the damaged peace process. UN Special Envoy... Women 28 Apr, 2016
UN Syria envoy: Only Plan B to talks is 'return to war' GENEVA: The UN special envoy for Syria says a resumption of peace talks between government envoys and representatives of the opposition is a "moment of truth" and insists the "only Plan B available is return to war." Staffan de Mistura spoke to... Women 14 Mar, 2016
UN official says Syria peace talks to begin within days GENEVA: The UN envoy for Syria will begin holding "substantive" peace talks with both Syria's government officials and opposition representatives no later than next Monday, a spokeswoman for the envoy said Tuesday. The resumption of Syria peace... Women 08 Mar, 2016
Syrian opposition says government wrecking truce deal BEIRUT/GENEVA: A senior official from Syria's main opposition group said on Monday that a fragile international attempt to halt nearly five years of fighting was in danger of collapse because of attacks by government forces. The cessation of... Women 01 Mar, 2016
