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Syria peace talks take tentative step forward
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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…
UN aid convoy awaiting green light to deliver food to Homs: WFP
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UN aid convoy awaiting green light to deliver food to Homs: WFP

The United Nations food agency is ready to deliver a month of rations to the Old City of Homs in…
Syria peace talks hit more trouble as rebel city ‘starves’
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Syria peace talks hit more trouble as rebel city ‘starves’

The United States on Monday demanded that Syria allow aid into the "starving" city of Homs, as talks aimed at…
Syrian government and opposition meet in presence of mediator
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Syrian government and opposition meet in presence of mediator

 Syrian government and opposition delegations met briefly in the presence of international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi at the United Nations on…
Syria peace talks on verge of collapse before they begin
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Syria peace talks on verge of collapse before they begin

Syria's first peace talks were on the verge of collapsing on Friday before they began, with the opposition refusing to…
Nearly 1,400 dead since Syria rebel-jihadist clashes began
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Nearly 1,400 dead since Syria rebel-jihadist clashes began

Nearly 1,400 people have been killed in Syria since clashes between rebel forces and the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq…
Cairo, Moscow say success of Geneva II necessary
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Cairo, Moscow say success of Geneva II necessary

Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met on Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Switzerland’s Montreux on the sidelines of…
Syria peace conference opens with rifts over Assad
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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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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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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…
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