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Damascus backs Syria talks, wants list of ‘terrorist groups’ and opposition negotiators
Middle East

Damascus backs Syria talks, wants list of ‘terrorist groups’ and opposition negotiators

The Syrian government told a UN envoy on Saturday it was ready to take part in Geneva peace talks scheduled…
Islamic State member executes his mother in Syria: monitor
Middle East

Islamic State member executes his mother in Syria: monitor

An Islamic State militant executed his mother in public in the Syrian city of Raqqa because she had encouraged him…
In besieged Syrian town, peace talks seen as pointless
Middle East

In besieged Syrian town, peace talks seen as pointless

Warnings of widespread starvation are growing as pro-government forces besiege an opposition-held town in Syria and winter bites, darkening the…
Britain’s ‘shoddy’ security under fire after militant slips away to Islamic State
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Britain’s ‘shoddy’ security under fire after militant slips away to Islamic State

Six weeks after a British militant who is suspected of being an Islamic State executioner slipped out of the country,…
CNN: The young woman slain by Islamic State for daring to ‘swim in a sea of dreams’
Middle East

CNN: The young woman slain by Islamic State for daring to ‘swim in a sea of dreams’

Ruqia Hassan was 30, a woman who dared to defy ISIS in its stronghold of Raqqa, Syria. She seemed to…
Saudis signal backing for Syria talks despite row with Iran
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Saudis signal backing for Syria talks despite row with Iran

Saudi Arabia signaled on Tuesday that the breach in its relations with Iran would not affect talks on Syria, another…
Islamic State territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-led coalition
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Islamic State territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-led coalition

Islamic State's territory shrank by 40 percent from its maximum expansion in Iraq, and by 20 percent in Syria in…
Syria’s declared chemical arms ‘100% destroyed’
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Syria’s declared chemical arms ‘100% destroyed’

All of Syria's declared chemical weapons arsenal has been destroyed, a global arms watchdog said Tuesday, more than two years…
Syria regime bastion welcomes Russian ‘friends’
Middle East

Syria regime bastion welcomes Russian ‘friends’

In the windows of his father's shop in coastal Syria, Ihab replaces bottles of the national tipple arak with vodka,…
UN pushes Syria, Yemen peace amid ‘worrying’ Saudi break with Iran
Middle East

UN pushes Syria, Yemen peace amid ‘worrying’ Saudi break with Iran

The United Nations worked quickly on Monday to salvage fragile international bids to broker peace in Syria and Yemen from…
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