Powers fail to agree new date for Syria peace talksMajor power foreign ministers failed to agree a new date to resume Syrian peace talks at a meeting on Tuesday, and the opposition said it would not come back to Geneva negotiations unless conditions improved on the ground. A pessi More… |
Assad holds election as peace talks resumeSyrians voted in a parliamentary election in government-held areas of the country on Wednesday in what they called a show of support for President Bashar al-Assad, while his opponents and Western powers denounced the poll as illegitimate. More… |
Syria talks stalled as army advances against rebelsA United Nations envoy halted his attempts to conduct Syrian peace talks on Wednesday after the army, backed by Russian air strikes, advanced against rebel forces north of Aleppo, choking opposition supply lines from Turkey to the city. More… |
Saudi, Iran say row won't affect Syria talksSaudi Arabia and Iran said on Sunday that an escalating dispute between the two countries would not affect international efforts to end the war in Syria, even as a large Syrian rebel group cast doubt on the UN-led peace process. T More… |
US caution over Syria talks prompts opposition doubtsSenior Syrian opposition figures are questioning whether they should attend peace talks next month following US warnings that the swift departure of President Bashar al-Assad from power cannot be guaranteed, opposition sources said on Friday. More… |