Kazakhstan
Syria Talks In Astana ‘to Be Held Behind Closed Doors’
Kazakhstan said Tuesday that a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran will take...
New Talks Seek To End Syria’s War After Nearly Six Years
As Syria's war approaches its seventh year, two new rounds of talks on resolving the conflict are scheduled to take...
India To Launch 104 Satellites In Record Mission
India hopes to make history by launching a record 104 satellites from a single rocket Wednesday as its famously frugal...
Turkey’s Erdogan In Saudi On Gulf Tour
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived for talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday to further strengthen ties as part...
Delayed Syria Peace Talks To Resume Next Week
Delayed UN-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending Syria's civil war will resume on February 23 in Geneva, a few days...
Damascus Ready For Prisoner Swap With Rebels
Syria's regime is ready to release detainees in exchange for hostages held by rebels, the official SANA news agency...
Syria Opposition Picks Delegation For New Peace Talks
Syria's opposition on Sunday announced its 21-member delegation, including 10 rebel representatives, for a new round of...
Zhakiyanov Survives Knockdowns To Dethrone Warren
Kazakhstan's Zhanat Zhakiyanov survived two first-round knockdowns to upset Rau'shee Warren by split decision on Friday...
Turkish Troops, Syria Rebels Enter IS-Held Town
Turkish troops and Syrian rebels on Saturday entered the Islamic State-held town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, as...
Oil Overhang Points To Need For Extended OPEC Output Cuts
An OPEC-led production cut may well be accelerating a drawdown in global oil stocks that began last year, but...
Russia, Turkey, Iran Discuss Syria Ceasefire In Astana
Representatives from Russia, Turkey and Iran have kicked off a technical meeting in Kazakhstan's capital Astana to...
Rebels Unite After Attack By Idlib Jihadists
The jihadist group said rebels were conspiring against it at peace talks in Kazakhstan Insurgent factions in Syria have...
War of Words As Peace Talks Open In Astana
The Syrian government's lead negotiator has denounced what he called his rebel counterpart's "provocative" comments at...
Expectations Low As Syria’s Warring Sides Meet
Syria's warring sides met for talks in Kazakhstan's capital on Monday, flanked by intermediary nations seeking to...
U.S. Envoy To Kazakhstan To Attend Syria Talks As An Observer
The U. S. State Department said on Saturday it will not send a delegation from Washington to attend Syrian peace talks...
Global Growth Edges Up To 2.7 % Despite Weak Investment
Global economic growth is forecast to accelerate moderately to 2.7 percent in 2017 after a post-crisis low last year as...
Rebels Threaten To Boycott Astana Talks
Syrian rebel groups say they are suspending participation in the preparations for peace talks planned by Russia and...
Rebels Threaten To Boycott Astana Talks
Syrian rebel groups say they are suspending participation in the preparations for peace talks planned by Russia and...
Clashes Reported Despite Truce
Fighting between government and rebel forces has been reported in parts of Syria despite a nationwide truce coming into...