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Hacked Messages Show Qatar Appearing To Pay Hundreds Of Millions To Free Hostages
Qatar had entered secret talks to free 25 of its citizens from Iraqi kidnappers, yet the bargaining had turned into a kind of group shakedown, the official said, with a half-dozen militias and foreign governments jostling to squeeze cash from the wealthy Persian Gulf state.
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With Little Room To Maneuver, Syrian Rebels Head For Talks
Syrian rebels are sending more than a dozen representatives next week to the capital of Kazakhstan for talks with government representatives, the first such negotiations between the two sides in a year. But the loss of Aleppo, the election of Donald Trump and the pivot of Turkey toward Russia has left the opposition with very little room to maneuve...
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Bashar al-Assad Says Ready To discuss Everything, Vows To Take Back All Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government is ready to negotiate on "everything" in proposed peace talks in Kazakhstan but it was not yet clear who would represent the opposition and no date had been set.
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Syrian Government Says Ready For Further Peace Talks: Reports
Syria's government said on Sunday it was ready for further peace talks with the opposition and that it was intent on a political solution to the five-year conflict.
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Syrian Peace Talks In Quagmire As Rebels Prepare For More War
Syria's fragile peace talks might not resume for at least a year if they are abandoned now, a senior Western diplomat warned on Wednesday, as the opposition urged more military support for rebels after declaring a truce was over.
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Russia Accuses Syrian Opposition Of Using Blackmail At Geneva Talks
Russia on Wednesday accused the Saudi-backed Syrian opposition of employing blackmail by suspending its participation in peace talks in Geneva.
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Syrian Talks Appear Doomed As Air Strike Kills Dozens In Market
Syria's fragile peace talks appeared doomed on Tuesday after air strikes killed around 40 people in a crowded vegetable market in rebel territory, with the opposition saying a truce was finished and it would keep away from negotiations indefinitely.
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UN Says Syrian Opposition Suspends Formal Talks, Stays In Geneva
The UN Syria mediator said on Monday that the main opposition would no longer attend talks at the United Nations in Geneva in protest against the worsening situation on the ground, but said it would remain in the Swiss city for informal discussions.
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Syrian Opposition Asks United Nations To Halt Peace Talks
The mainstream Syrian opposition asked the United Nations to halt peace talks on Monday and rebel groups launched a new offensive against government forces, accusing the world body of bias in favour of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Moscow's Call Not To Discuss Assad's Fate May Halt Syria Peace Talks: Reports
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's future should be the main topic of Syrian peace talks in Geneva, and Moscow's call not to discuss this aims at undermining the negotiations, Interfax news agency quoted a Syrian opposition figure as saying on Tuesday.
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Syrian Government Rules Out Talks On President Bashar al-Assad's Future
The fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is not part of the negotiations with the opposition, the head of the Syrian government's delegation said on Monday, insisting that counter-terrorism efforts remained the priority for Damascus.
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Syrian Opposition Says Peace Talks Agenda Positive
The main Syrian opposition council said on Wednesday the agenda proposed by the United Nations for peace talks was positive and it had noted fewer government violations of a cessation of hostilities agreement in the past day.
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Syria Opposition Not Told Of UN Peace Talk Date: Officials
The Syrian opposition council has yet to be officially informed of UN plans to hold a new round of peace talks on March 9 and no serious discussions can begin before detainees are freed and blockades are lifted, an opposition official said on Tuesday.
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Russian Bombs Hurting Syria Peace Talks: John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Tuesday that Russia's aerial bombardment of Syrian opposition targets could derail efforts to re-start talks to end the country's brutal civil war.
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Syrian Negotiator From Jaish al-Islam Rebel Says Going To Geneva Talks
Senior Syrian opposition negotiator Mohamed Alloush representing Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army), a major rebel group, said on Sunday he was heading to Geneva to join his delegation and show that Syrian authorities did not want an political settlement.
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Hacked Messages Show Qatar Appearing To Pay Hundreds Of Millions To Free Hostages
Qatar had entered secret talks to free 25 of its citizens from Iraqi kidnappers, yet the bargaining had turned into a kind of group shakedown, the official said, with a half-dozen militias and foreign governments jostling to squeeze cash from the wealthy Persian Gulf state.
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With Little Room To Maneuver, Syrian Rebels Head For Talks
Syrian rebels are sending more than a dozen representatives next week to the capital of Kazakhstan for talks with government representatives, the first such negotiations between the two sides in a year. But the loss of Aleppo, the election of Donald Trump and the pivot of Turkey toward Russia has left the opposition with very little room to maneuve...
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Bashar al-Assad Says Ready To discuss Everything, Vows To Take Back All Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government is ready to negotiate on "everything" in proposed peace talks in Kazakhstan but it was not yet clear who would represent the opposition and no date had been set.
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Syrian Government Says Ready For Further Peace Talks: Reports
Syria's government said on Sunday it was ready for further peace talks with the opposition and that it was intent on a political solution to the five-year conflict.
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Syrian Peace Talks In Quagmire As Rebels Prepare For More War
Syria's fragile peace talks might not resume for at least a year if they are abandoned now, a senior Western diplomat warned on Wednesday, as the opposition urged more military support for rebels after declaring a truce was over.
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Russia Accuses Syrian Opposition Of Using Blackmail At Geneva Talks
Russia on Wednesday accused the Saudi-backed Syrian opposition of employing blackmail by suspending its participation in peace talks in Geneva.
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Syrian Talks Appear Doomed As Air Strike Kills Dozens In Market
Syria's fragile peace talks appeared doomed on Tuesday after air strikes killed around 40 people in a crowded vegetable market in rebel territory, with the opposition saying a truce was finished and it would keep away from negotiations indefinitely.
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UN Says Syrian Opposition Suspends Formal Talks, Stays In Geneva
The UN Syria mediator said on Monday that the main opposition would no longer attend talks at the United Nations in Geneva in protest against the worsening situation on the ground, but said it would remain in the Swiss city for informal discussions.
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Syrian Opposition Asks United Nations To Halt Peace Talks
The mainstream Syrian opposition asked the United Nations to halt peace talks on Monday and rebel groups launched a new offensive against government forces, accusing the world body of bias in favour of President Bashar al-Assad.
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Moscow's Call Not To Discuss Assad's Fate May Halt Syria Peace Talks: Reports
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's future should be the main topic of Syrian peace talks in Geneva, and Moscow's call not to discuss this aims at undermining the negotiations, Interfax news agency quoted a Syrian opposition figure as saying on Tuesday.
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Syrian Government Rules Out Talks On President Bashar al-Assad's Future
The fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is not part of the negotiations with the opposition, the head of the Syrian government's delegation said on Monday, insisting that counter-terrorism efforts remained the priority for Damascus.
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Syrian Opposition Says Peace Talks Agenda Positive
The main Syrian opposition council said on Wednesday the agenda proposed by the United Nations for peace talks was positive and it had noted fewer government violations of a cessation of hostilities agreement in the past day.
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Syria Opposition Not Told Of UN Peace Talk Date: Officials
The Syrian opposition council has yet to be officially informed of UN plans to hold a new round of peace talks on March 9 and no serious discussions can begin before detainees are freed and blockades are lifted, an opposition official said on Tuesday.
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Russian Bombs Hurting Syria Peace Talks: John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Tuesday that Russia's aerial bombardment of Syrian opposition targets could derail efforts to re-start talks to end the country's brutal civil war.
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Syrian Negotiator From Jaish al-Islam Rebel Says Going To Geneva Talks
Senior Syrian opposition negotiator Mohamed Alloush representing Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army), a major rebel group, said on Sunday he was heading to Geneva to join his delegation and show that Syrian authorities did not want an political settlement.
