BEIRUT, LEBANON, Layal Abou Rahal- A ceasefire held across most of Syria on Saturday as Russia and Turkey secured unanimous passage of a UN resolution backing their efforts to "jumpstart" talks aimed...
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- The new United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Sunday he would like to make 2017 a year to "put peace first," in a message heralding the new year and marking his...
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rana Moussaoui- Fighting in parts of Syria on Sunday threatened a shaky ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey, whose efforts to kickstart talks towards ending the conflict won...
DAMASCUS, SYRIA, Maher Al-Mounes with Layal Abou Rahal in Beirut- A nationwide ceasefire was holding across most of Syria on Friday but clashes near Damascus underlined the fragility of the deal...
ISTANBUL, TURKEY, Stuart Williams- Russia and Turkey were discussing a nationwide truce plan for Syria, and while Turkish state media on Wednesday said a deal had been reached, none of the key...
LISBON, PORTUGAL- The Syrian conflict "has become a cancer on a global scale", incoming UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, while hoping Washington and Moscow overcome their differences...
JERUSALEM, UNDEFINED, Mike Smith- An Israeli committee is on Wednesday to discuss issuing permits for more settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem, despite a landmark UN resolution demanding an end...
ANKARA, TURKEY- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said the West was breaking promises in Syria, accusing Ankara's partners of backing "terror groups" including IS jihadists in the...
ALEPPO, SYRIA, Maher al-Mounes and Rim Haddad- Midnight means lights out in Syria's Aleppo: as the clock strikes 12, overworked power generators shut off across the city, plunging war-ravaged...
TEHRAN, IRAN- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin welcomed the "Syrian army's victory against the terrorists in Aleppo" during a late-night phone call, Iranian...
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