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Syria peace talks take tentative step forward
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January 29, 2014
Syria peace talks take tentative step forward
Talks aimed at ending the war in Syria took a first tentative step forward on Wednesday as both sides agreed…
Syria peace conference opens with rifts over Assad
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January 22, 2014
Syria peace conference opens with rifts over Assad
Syria's government and opposition, meeting face to face for the first time at a UN peace conference, angrily spelled out…
Syrian warring sides to meet under world’s gaze
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January 22, 2014
Syrian warring sides to meet under world’s gaze
Syria's government and its enemies come face to face on Wednesday for the first time as world powers try to…
AFP Exclusive: Syria’s Assad: ‘Significant’ chance I’ll seek new term
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January 20, 2014
AFP Exclusive: Syria’s Assad: ‘Significant’ chance I’ll seek new term
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad told AFP in an exclusive interview Sunday there is a "significant" chance he will seek a…
Syria says Interfax Assad comments on not giving up power inaccurate
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January 19, 2014
Syria says Interfax Assad comments on not giving up power inaccurate
Syrian state media dismissed as "not accurate" a report by news agency Interfax that President Bashar al-Assad told visiting Russian…
Nearly 500 killed in Syria rebel-jihadist fighting
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January 10, 2014
Nearly 500 killed in Syria rebel-jihadist fighting
Nearly 500 people, among them at least 85 civilians, have been killed in a week of fighting pitting Syrian rebels…
Kerry says Iran could help with Syria during Geneva talks
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January 5, 2014
Kerry says Iran could help with Syria during Geneva talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that Iran could still play a helpful role in finding a…
Iranian official reports progress in nuclear talks with powers
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December 31, 2013
Iranian official reports progress in nuclear talks with powers
Six world powers and Iran have made good progress in expert talks in Geneva on how to roll out last…
Syrian forces ‘retake Deir Attiyeh’
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November 28, 2013
Syrian forces ‘retake Deir Attiyeh’
Syria's army recaptured Deir Attiyeh on Thursday, state television said, six days after rebel fighters seized the town on the…
Syria government says won’t surrender power at Geneva peace talks
World
November 27, 2013
Syria government says won’t surrender power at Geneva peace talks
Syrian authorities will attend planned talks in January aimed at resolving the country's civil war but they will also resist…