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The long awaited delivery of the S-300 air defense systems to Iran by Russia reached a major step after Tehran confirmed on Monday that it has received the first shipment and expects others to follow. Western states and Israel had Read more
The Syrian war clocked five years this week and peaceful efforts to end it are going at a snail’s pace in the latest round of peace talks in Geneva. Negotiations are still being held indirectly and both sides still have Read more
As the Syrian peace talks were just resuming in Geneva Monday, Russia unexpectedly announced that it would be pulling out the “bulk” of its troops from the war-torn country. Both Damascus and the Kremlin announced that the decision was made Read more
The UN-led talks to end the Syrian war will begin in Geneva on Wednesday but key actors of the crisis are expected to arrive on Monday. Special envoy Staffan De Mistura said they are ready to receive participants. The Assad Read more
The UN-led Syrian talks to be continued on Monday are likely to be postponed as warring parties and their allies continue to disagree over groups that should be invited to the talks in Geneva and the conditions which should be Read more
President Hadi wrote to U.N secretary General Ban Ki-moon informing him that he has “notified the leadership of the coalition of our intention to cease fire for a period of seven days starting December 15 until December 21.” It will Read more
Turkish and Saudi foreign ministers have reiterated their support for the opposition rebel groups fighting against the Syrian regime and accused Moscow of slowing the political transition which should take place without President Bashar al-Assad. The two foreign ministers, Feridun Read more
The United Nations announced on Thursday that peace talks to end the Yemeni war will begin next week but the venue is yet to be made public. The latest meeting in Geneva between Yemeni warring parties destined to seal a Read more
The first meeting between rebel groups fighting in Southern Syria and U.N Special Envoy to the country Staffan De Mistura took place on Tuesday following several failed attempts. The rebels want President Assad to leave power and do not want him Read more
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdullatif Al Zayani has deplored the failure of the UN-brokered talks held last week in Geneva in a bid to find a peaceful resolution to the Yemeni crisis. The Geneva peace talks Read more