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Syrian Army Announces Fighting Halt Near Damascus
Syria's army announced Saturday a halt in fighting in parts of Eastern Ghouta after rebels and regime ally Russia...
Jihadists Battle Rebels For Control of Key Syria Province
A former Al-Qaeda affiliate was locked in fierce clashes Friday with a leading rebel group for control of one of the...
Quiet As Southern Syria Ceasefire Begins Ahead of Talks
A ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan brought quiet Sunday to frontlines in southern Syria ahead...
Quiet As Ceasefire Begins In South Syria
A ceasefire in southern Syria brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan began at noon local time on Sunday, with...
US, Russia Agree On Ceasefire In South Syria From Sunday
Russia and the United States have agreed to a ceasefire in southern Syria starting from midday on Sunday, Russian...
Key Powers Thrash Out Safe Zones Plan At Syria Talks
Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey sought Wednesday to hammer out a plan for four safe zones in Syria at a fifth...
Fifth Round of Kazakh Syria Talks Focuses On Safe Zones
Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey on Tuesday focused on shoring up a plan for safe zones in Syria at a fifth round...
Fifth Round of Syria Talks Begins In Kazakhstan
A fifth round of talks on ending the six-year Syrian conflict began in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, focused on shoring up a...
Syrian Army Declares Unilateral Fighting Freeze In South
The Syrian army on Monday unilaterally announced a halt to fighting in the country's south that would coincide with a...
Erdogan Hosts Russia Defence Chief Amid Syria Border Tensions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday held talks with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Istanbul as...
Nearly Half A Million Displaced Syrians Return Home
Nearly half a million displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since the beginning of the year, mainly to find...
UN Envoy Optimistic Over Syria Talks In July
The UN envoy for Syria said Tuesday he hoped that talks set to begin next week in Astana would help create favorable...
Russia FM Lavrov Urges US To Prevent ‘provocations’ In Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday urged US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to prevent "provocations"...
Multinational Forces Could Patrol Syria ‘de-Escalation Zones’
Turkey on Thursday said multinational forces from differing sides in the Syria conflict could be deployed to ensure...
Macron Unveils France’s New Realpolitik For Syria
Recalibrating France's long-held policy of insisting that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad must step down, President...
We Retain the Right To Self Defense
The White House hit back at Russia on Monday after the Kremlin warned it would track US-led coalition aircraft in Syria...
Syria Peace Talks May Resume In July
A new round of Syria peace talks could happen next month in Geneva, the United Nations envoy said Wednesday, following...
Syria Peace Talks May Resume In July
A new round of Syria peace talks could happen next month in Geneva, the United Nations envoy said Wednesday, following...
India, Pakistan Join China and Russia-Led Security Bloc
Asian rivals India and Pakistan on Friday formally joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a security bloc...