Truce offers glimmer of hope to Yemenis battered by seven-year war
Yemenis welcomed a nationwide UN-brokered ceasefire due to come into effect on Saturday evening as a glimmer of hope in a country ravaged by a...
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Egypt ‘finalising details of long-term Hamas-Israel truce’
Egypt is finalising details of a long-term truce deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian security source said on Thursday, amid easing tensions...
More bombs fall on Syria’s Ghouta ahead of UN vote (Update 2)
A new wave of bombs struck Syria‘s eastern Ghouta district unabated on Friday, witnesses said, ahead of a UN Security Council vote to demand a 30-day...
Eastern Aleppo aid stuck in Turkey as Syria truce ends
Two 20-truck aid convoys destined for eastern Aleppo with enough supplies to feed 185,000 people for a month are still stuck in Turkey, a UN...
US-Russian Syria peace deal raises rebel doubts as fighting rages
The United States and Russia reached a breakthrough deal early on Saturday to try to restore peace in Syria, but air strikes hours later added...
U.S., Russia clinch Syria deal, aim for truce from Monday
By David Brunnstrom and Tom Miles The United States and Russia hailed a breakthrough deal on Saturday to put Syria’s peace process back on track,...
UN Syria envoy bemoans lack of aid deliveries, seeks Aleppo truce
No aid convoys have reached civilians trapped in besieged areas of Syria this month and a humanitarian task force has been suspended as a warning...
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...
Syrian opposition says truce breaches may preclude peace talks
By Tom Miles Syria’s opposition will decide by the end of the week whether to attend forthcoming peace talks in Geneva and has complained to...
Syria ceasefire task force meets, France wants answers on violations
By John Irish and Stephanie Nebehay Countries sponsoring the Syria peace process met in Geneva on Monday amid complaints that a new cessation of hostilities...
