The thorny path to Syrian reconstruction
MARIA BEAT Published02.05.2019 People walk in a square in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the former Syrian capital of Daesh, on April 14, 2019. The Syrian reconstruction is a […]
Astana axis not yet united in purpose
Jan 02,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN The Astana axis, comprised of Russia, Iran and Turkey, has gained increasing importance over the past two years, as Damascus, with the […]
Turkey, Russia, Iran urge ‘lasting ceasefire’ in Syria
‘No breakthrough announced’ following meeting between ‘brittle alliance’ By AFP – Apr 05,2018 -JORDAN TIMES ANKARA, Turkey — The presidents of Iran, Turkey and Russia vowed to work for […]
‘Jordan has key interest in restoring security in Syria’
Gov’t downplays accusations of hampering opposition’s participation in Astana talks By Mohammad Ghazal – Jul 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A Syrian girl carries a large jug of water on her back while on her way home, in the Kallaseh district of the northern city of Aleppo, on Wednesday (AFP […]
Another uncertain round of talks on Syria
Jul 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES The fifth round of Astana talks on Syria, under the sponsorship of Russia, Iran and Turkey, started on Tuesday, with focus, this time, on the ceasefire, and the precise boundaries of the so-called de-escalation zones and who would police them. It is generally agreed that […]
Syria will abide by ‘de-escalation’ plan – foreign minister
Reutes International MAY 8, 2017 – Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem speaks during a news conference in Damascus, Syria April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki/File Photo (reuters_tickers) BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Monday that his government would abide by the terms of a Russian plan for […]
Some deal for Syria, finally?
May 06,2017 – JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL The endorsement of a plan to establish four major deescalation zones in Syria by the sponsors of the Astana peace talks on the Syrian […]
Russia, Turkey, Iran ink deal on safe zones in Syria
By AFP – May 05,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Russian mediator Alexander Lavrentiev, Iranian deputy foreign minister, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attend the signing of a memorandum on creating safe zones in Syria during the fourth round […]
Foreign powers back Syria truce deal, war erupts among rebels
By Reuters – Jan 24,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Residents walk through the destruction of the once rebel-held Salaheddine neighbourhood in the eastern Aleppo, Syria, on Friday (AP photo by Hassan Ammar) ASTANA — Russia and regional powers Turkey and Iran backed a shaky truce between Syria’s warring parties […]
Syria opposition vows to keep fighting if Astana talks fail
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura (R) and Mohammed Alloush, the Syrian leader of the opposition delegation (L-2) arrive for talks on the Syrian conflict, Astana, Kazakhstan, 23 January 2017. (EPA Photo) Syrian opposition members vowed Monday to keep fighting if the peace talks fail […]