Staffan de Mistura

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Syria Sides Meet Again In Geneva, With Expectations Low

Syria's government and opposition meet Monday for a seventh round of UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva with little...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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UN Envoy Eyes New Syria Peace Talks In June

Despite little progress in the latest round of Syrian peace talks, negotiations are set to resume in June, the UN envoy...

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Syrians Seek Release of Prisoners From ‘crematorium’ Jail

Standing outside the UN's headquarters in Geneva, Amina Kholani chokes back tears as she relives the nightmare of...

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Syria Talks Open Overshadowed By Rival Track, Rebel Losses

A new round of Syrian peace talks opens in Geneva on Tuesday, overshadowed by a competing process in Astana and with...

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UN In Talks Over Control of Syria Safe Zones

The United Nations said Thursday it was in talks with Iran, Russia and Turkey over who should control proposed safe...

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UN Security Council Expected To Meet On Syria Safe Zones Deal

Japan and Sweden have requested a UN Security Council meeting to obtain specific details of a Russia-backed agreement...

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Russia, Turkey, Iran Sign Deal To Set Up Syria Safe Zones

Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday signed an agreement to set up four safe zones in Syria that the United Nations...

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Syria Rebel Delegation ‘arrives In Astana For Talks With Regime’

A Syrian rebel delegation has arrived in the Kazakh capital Astana for Russian-led talks aimed at ending the country's...

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Syria Evacuees On Move Again After 48-Hour Delay

Hundreds of frightened Syrian evacuees were on the move again Friday after being blocked for 48 hours at a transit...

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UN, Russia Set For Syria Meet Without US

The UN's Syria envoy said Thursday that he will hold talks with Russian officials next week but without the US present...

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Last Syrian Rebel Stronghold

The northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, site of a presumed chemical attack, is the last remaining rebel bastion...

International

Russia Rebel Weapons Claim Rejected

Russian claims that a release of chemicals that killed and injured dozens of civilians in northern Syria came from...