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UN Calls Emergency Talks After ‘gas Attack’

The UN Security Council is to hold emergency talks after an alleged chemical attack in Syria left dozens of civilians...

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Global Outcry Over Suspected Syria Chemical Attack

A suspected chemical attack that killed at least 58 civilians in rebel-held northwestern Syria has prompted widespread...

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Syria Attack Believed To Be Chemical, From the Air

UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said Tuesday that a "horrific" attack on a rebel-held town in the country that killed...

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EU, UN Seek Plan For Syria’s Future At Aid Conference

The European Union and the UN host a two-day conference starting Tuesday on Syria's future, with Russian-backed...

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Evacuation Deal Reached For Four Syrian Towns

Four Syrian towns are to be evacuated under an agreement between pro-government forces and rebels, in the latest of a...

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No Peace Deal In Syria Without US Role

A political deal to end the Syrian conflict is not possible without a strong US role, the opposition's chief negotiator...

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Syrian Rivals Tackle Governance, Terrorism At UN Talks

Syrian rivals will tackle all agenda items at peace talks this week, including political transition, the United Nations...

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Final Push On Syria’s Raqa To Begin In Days

The international coalition battling the Islamic State group will begin a final push on the jihadists' Syrian...

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UN’s Troubled Syria Peace Talks Restart In Geneva

UN-backed Syria peace talks resumed in Geneva on Thursday, with little hope of a breakthrough and the emboldened regime...

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UN-Backed Syria Peace Talks To Restart In Geneva

Syrian rivals were to resume UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva on Thursday, with escalating violence and deadlock on...

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New Syria Peace Talks As Fight Comes To Damascus

A fifth round of UN-backed Syria peace talks begins Thursday in Geneva with scant hope of a breakthrough against a...

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New Round of Syria Peace Talks Opens Without Rebels

A third round of Russian-backed talks on the Syrian war opened in the Kazakh capital Astana on Tuesday without armed...

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New Round of Syria Talks Set For March 23

Syria's government and opposition groups are invited to resume peace talks in Geneva on March 23, the UN envoy said...

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EU To Host Syria Conference April 5 With UN

The European Union will host a conference on the post-conflict future of Syria with the United Nations in Brussels on...

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Syrian Government Says Agenda Agreed, Seeks United Opposition At Next Geneva Talks

Syria's chief negotiator said on Saturday that the "only thing" achieved at 10-day talks in Geneva was an agreed agenda...

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Syrian Talks End, ‘more Positive’ Than Previous Round

More than a week of UN-sponsored peace talks ended in Geneva on Friday, the main opposition group said, calling the...

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Syria Peace Talks Inch Forward Under Diplomatic Pressure

UN-sponsored Syria peace talks limped towards a close on Friday after more than a week in Geneva with little sign of...

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Syrian Opposition Refuses To Add Terrorism To UN Talks Agenda

Syria's main opposition group will not allow terrorism to be added to the agenda of sputtering UN-sponsored peace talks...

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Opposition Seeks Russian Support At Syria Talks

Syria's opposition on Monday urged Russia, a key ally of President Bashar al-Assad, to put pressure on Damascus to help...