Syria peace talks failure spurs U.S.-Russia recriminations
The United States accused Damascus on Monday of paralysing Geneva peace negotiations, while Russia denied that and said nations backing Syrian rebels were leaning toward...
Lakhdar Brahimi
Battle on Lebanese border as Syria talks falter
President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and fighters from Lebanese ally Hezbollah pounded Syria’s strategic border town of Yabroud on Wednesday, activists said, in apparent preparation for a new offensive to...
Brahimi to meet Syria sides separately, demands peace commitment
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis Mediator Lakhdar Brahimi will meet representatives of the warring sides in Syria separately for the first few days of a second...
Syrian enemies may discuss prisoner swaps despite talks acrimony
Syria’s government and opposition, meeting for the first time, vented their mutual hostility on Wednesday but a UN mediator said the warring sides may be ready...
Syria talks in disarray before they begin
Syrian and international delegates arrived in Switzerland on Tuesday for peace talks that few believe can succeed as the three-year-old civil war and geopolitical acrimony it has brought show...
Islamist rebels capture Syria’s largest oilfield – activists
By Erika Solomon Islamist rebels led by al Qaeda-linked fighters seized Syria’s largest oilfield on Saturday, cutting off President Bashar al-Assad’s access to almost all...
UN envoy hopes for Syria peace conference within weeks
By Alexander Dziadosz and Stephen Kalin The United Nations envoy to Syria said on Friday he hoped a long-delayed peace conference could still be held...
Syrian deputy PM says Geneva peace conference planned Nov. 23-24
Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil said on Thursday a long-delayed international conference aimed at bringing the Syrian government and opposition together to seek an...
Obama makes case for punishing Syria, but possible delays loom
By Matt Spetalnick and Jeff Mason President Barack Obama made the case on Wednesday for a limited military strike against Syria in response to last...
UN inspectors in new Syria mission as West prepares to strike
By William Maclean and Oliver Holmes U.N. chemical weapons investigators crossed Syria’s front line into rebel-held territory on Wednesday for a second visit to the...
Russia, US fail to agree plan for Syria peace talks
By Oliver Holmes and Tom Miles Talks between the United States and Russia to set up a Syrian peace conference produced no deal on Tuesday,...
Russia rules out Snowden expulsion, rejects US ‘ravings’
By Alexei Anishchuk and Thomas Grove President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Tuesday a former U.S. spy agency contractor sought by the United States was in...