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Syria talks bear little as tensions boil over US-led strike | AFP

May 19, 2017May 21, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on May 19, 2017]

A new round of Syria peace talks closed Friday with little visible progress towards ending the country’s conflict, as tensions boiled between the warring sides over a US-led bombing raid.

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Syrian sides agree to new UN process on constitution | AFP

May 18, 2017May 21, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on May 18, 2017]

In the first concrete results from talks this week on ending Syria’s conflict, the United Nations said Thursday the warring sides had agreed to set up expert committees to discuss “constitutional issues.”

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Syrian rivals weigh UN plan for new constitution | AFP

May 17, 2017May 21, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on May 17, 2017]

Geneva (AFP) – Rival Syrian delegations on Wednesday weighed a UN proposal on developing a new constitution for the war-ravaged country, as a new round of peace talks entered a second day.

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Syrians seek release of prisoners from ‘crematorium’ jail | AFP

May 17, 2017May 21, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on May 17, 2017]

Standing outside the UN’s headquarters in Geneva, Amina Kholani chokes back tears as she relives the nightmare of visiting relatives in Saydnaya, one of Syria’s most notorious prisons.

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Syrian opposition vows not to ‘walk away’ from Geneva talks | AFP

May 16, 2017May 21, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on May 16, 2017]

Geneva (AFP) – Syria’s opposition pledged not to walk away from a new round of peace talks in Geneva on Tuesday despite rebel defeats in Damascus and US charges of regime atrocities at an infamous prison.

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Where does Syria’s opposition stand ahead of new talks? | AFP

February 21, 2017February 24, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on February 21, 2017]

Beirut (AFP) – Syrian opposition figures will return to Geneva on Thursday for new UN-sponsored talks with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime on their country’s six-year conflict.

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Syria regime, rebels set for first face-to-face at Astana | AFP

January 21, 2017February 24, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 21, 2017]

Syria’s government and rebel fighters will on Monday sit down at the negotiating table for the first time in nearly six years of war, the latest diplomatic push to end the hostilities.

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Syrian rebels to attend Astana peace talks | AFP

January 16, 2017February 24, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 16, 2017]

Beirut // Syrian rebel groups said on Monday they will attend peace talks next week in a boost to efforts by rivals Turkey and Russia to end six-year conflict.

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Syria relief efforts intensify even as peace talks falter | AFP

April 21, 2016May 17, 2016 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on April 21, 2016]

Beirut (AFP) – Aid groups launched their largest humanitarian delivery yet in war-torn Syria on Thursday after the UN evacuated hundreds of besieged residents, intensifying relief efforts even as peace talks falter.

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Syria opposition rejects UN proposal for Assad to stay | AFP

April 16, 2016May 17, 2016 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on April 16, 2016]

Geneva (AFP) – Syria’s opposition has rejected a proposal from the UN envoy that would have kept Bashar al-Assad as president during a political transition, with three deputies of his opponents’ choosing.

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