Russia to host Syria peace talks in July ASTANA: Russia, Turkey and Iran will hold the next round of their Syrian peace talks in July in the Russian city of Sochi, not in the Kazakh capital Astana like their previous meetings, the three countries said on Tuesday. The Syrian rebels said... Women 15 May, 2018
Netanyahu to meet Putin, says Iran seeks permanent foothold in Syria Israeli leader to visit Moscow on Thursday Says Iran seeks permanent military presence in Syria Netanyahu to tell Putin that's unacceptable to Israel JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet Russian... Women 06 Mar, 2017
Syrian opposition receives UN working paper GENEVA: The United Nations has handed a working paper on procedural issues and ideas for a political process to the Syrian opposition, its lead negotiator said after holding talks with mediator Staffan de Mistura. "There is a paper about the... Women 25 Feb, 2017
UN mediator not expecting quick breakthrough in Syria peace talks GENEVA: UN mediator Staffan de Mistura said on Wednesday he did not expect an immediate breakthrough when Syria peace talks restart on Thursday but wanted productive talks that relaunch the process towards a political solution to end the six-year... Women 23 Feb, 2017
As talks falter, Moscow finds brokering Syria peace trickier than waging war ASTANA: With its show of military force, Russia changed the tide of the Syrian civil war. It is finding the next phase -- brokering an end to the fighting -- a tougher proposition. A round of Syria peace talks sponsored by Russia ended on... Women 17 Feb, 2017
Talks expose limits of what Russia, Turkey and Iran can achieve in Syria ASTANA/MOSCOW: Peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition in Kazakhstan were a coup for their international sponsors, but exposed the limits of what Russia, Turkey and Iran can achieve in their efforts to resolve the six-year-old... Women 25 Jan, 2017
Syrian government negotiator calls Astana talks a success ASTANA: The Syrian government delegation views the Astana talks as a "success", chief negotiator Bashar Ja'afari said on Tuesday, expressing support for a joint statement by Iran, Turkey and Russia. "Finally we have a consensual paper agreed... Women 24 Jan, 2017
Glance at Kazakh capital Astana, host of Syria talks MOSCOW: Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, which is hosting Syria peace talks, is a relatively new name on the map. Founded in the early 19th century as a Russian empire outpost, Akmolinsk was a backwater in the wind-swept steppe. That... Women 23 Jan, 2017
Syrian rebels to attend Kazakhstan peace talks BEIRUT/AMMAN: Syrian rebel groups have decided to attend peace talks backed by Russia and Turkey in Kazakhstan to press for full implementation of a ceasefire they say has been widely violated by the government and its Iranian-backed... Women 16 Jan, 2017
Turkey, Russia discussing Syria cease-fire plan BEIRUT: Turkish and Russian officials are discussing the contours of a cease-fire for Syria, Syrian opposition factions said, building on cooperation between the two countries following a deal they brokered for the evacuation of opposition fighters... Women 28 Dec, 2016
Putin says Assad, Iran, Turkey have agreed to attend Syria peace talks MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had agreed to attend peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana to try to resolve the conflict in Syria. Putin said the evacuation of... Women 23 Dec, 2016
Syrian opposition: international ceasefire efforts lack credibility Syria's chief opposition coordinator Riad Hijab said on Tuesday that international efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Syria's civil war were doomed without any credible mechanism to designate blame or attribute consequences. Hijab, once a prime... Women 21 Sep, 2016
