Riyadh to support militants if Assad remains in power: Saudi FM
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir says his country will continue supporting the Takfiri militant groups operating to topple the Damascus government as long as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in...
View ArticleForeign Secretary visits Cyprus to discuss UN talks (FCO - UK Foreign and...
(Source: FCO - UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office) The Foreign Secretary will meet President Nicos Anastasiades, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci. He will...
View ArticleHH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed attends 2nd Syria talks in Vienna (Ministry of...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates) Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended the 2nd international ministerial meeting on Syria which opened in...
View ArticleCautious praise offered for Syria peace talks initiative
DAMASCUS, Syria — A Syrian legislator praised parts of an international plan for ending Syria’s conflict on Sunday, saying elements of it are similar to those of...
View Article'Rare moment of diplomatic opportunity to end conflict in Syria,' says Ban...
Print 14 November 2015 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he is encouraged that international stakeholders are reconvening in Vienna to further their efforts to address the grave...
View ArticleUN Syria Envoy Says 'Momentum' of Vienna Talks Must not be Squandered
The UN peace envoy for Syria urged world powers Tuesday to build on the "momentum" of new international talks and come up with a political process to end the four-year war....
View ArticleIran says Saudi plan on Syria opposition violates Vienna talks
Iran said Monday that Saudi Arabia's plan to host a meeting of armed and political opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would breach declarations made during recent international peace talks....
View ArticleU.S. says wants to keep up momentum in Syria peace talks
By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday voiced the hope that momentum in talks aimed at hammering out a peace plan to end Syria's nearly...
View ArticleSyrian opposition accepts Saudi invite to peace talks
The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) has accepted an invitation to join talks with other opposition groups in Saudi Arabia's capital, Al Jazeera has learnt. The SNC will decide on Monday evening which...
View ArticleThe Syria motion on airstrikes: full text
The motion to be submitted by David Cameron on Wednesday before the House of Commons...
View ArticleSyrian opposition accepts Saudi invite for peace talks
The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) has accepted an invitation to join talks with other opposition groups in Saudi Arabia's capital, Al Jazeera has learnt. The SNC will decide on Monday evening which...
View ArticleKerry says Syria negotiators agree to speed up peace process
VIENNA (Reuters) - Parties to Syrian peace talks agreed on Saturday to accelerate efforts to end the conflict in Syria by launching negotiations between the government and opposition by January and...
View ArticleUS pushes Syria peace process after Assad rejects timetable
The US was pushing to keep Syria's peace process alive Thursday, saying President Bashar al-Assad's future will be decided in the coming weeks, after the embattled leader rejected an ambitious...
View ArticleIran says Riyadh meeting of Syrian opposition may harm peace talks - Fars
ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran said a meeting of Syrian opposition figures in Riyadh will cause failure of Syrian peace talks among major Western and...
View ArticleWill Islamic State attacks bolster prospects for political solution in Syria?
After multiple major attacks in less than two weeks – including the alleged bombing of a Russian jetliner over Egypt, a double-suicide bombing in Lebanon, and Friday's deadly attacks in Paris – a...
View ArticleVienna Meeting Sets Up Plan For Political Transition In Syria
Top officials meeting in Vienna for Syrian peace talks have agreed on a timeline for a political transition in Syria that is aimed at ending the country's civil war. Speaking to reporters after the...
View ArticleIran official says timetable in Syria talks must focus on ceasefire
A senior Iranian official says a timetable for the settlement of the conflict in Syria must be based upon a ceasefire agreement. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who heads the Iranian delegation to the latest...
View ArticleIran says Riyadh meeting of Syrian opposition may harm peace talks: Fars
ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran said a meeting of Syrian opposition figures in Riyadh will cause failure of Syrian peace talks among major Western and Middle Eastern countries, the semi-official Fars news...
View ArticleUN working to launch Syria talks and cease-fire in January
The United Nations is working to launch talks between Syria's warring parties and start a nationwide cease-fire in early January, the U.N. chief said Thursday. Two rounds of talks in Vienna, which...
View ArticleSyria: UN envoy cites possibility of ceasefire, future political framework to...
(Source: UN - United Nations) 19 November 2015 - After briefing an informal session of the United Nations General Assembly about the 'deliverables' that had come out of the recent international talks...
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