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2 Sides in Syria Peace Talks Agree to Meet in the Same Room, Averting a ... - New York Times Sat, 25 Jan 2014 01:49:07 GMT

BBC News

2 Sides in Syria Peace Talks Agree to Meet in the Same Room, Averting a ... New York Times GENEVA — The participants in the fragile Syrian peace conference agreed on Friday to meet in the same room for the first time, in a last ditch agreement that averted a potential collapse. The two sides were expected to spend much of Saturday trying to ... Syria's civil war Can he manipulate the West?The Economist Syria government, opposition to meet in "same room," UN saysCBS News Syrian peace talks on verge of collapseAljazeera.com BBC News -Reuters -Wall Street Journal all 3,701 news articles »

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2 Sides in Syria Talks Agree to Meet, Averting a Breakdown - New York Times Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:38:03 GMT

2 Sides in Syria Talks Agree to Meet, Averting a Breakdown New York Times GENEVA — The participants in the Syrian peace conference averted a collapse in the talks on Friday, agreeing to meet in the same room on Saturday for the first time. Earlier, the government delegation had threatened to bolt, while the opposition ...

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This is your captain: We'll shortly be arriving at Syria's most dangerous city - CNN Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:08:28 GMT

CNN

This is your captain: We'll shortly be arriving at Syria's most dangerous city CNN Aleppo, Syria (CNN) -- Journalists often get invited on tours of battle zones during wars, but the one the Syrian government organized for CNN and several other media outlets Wednesday was more than bizarre. We had been told we were going on a trip to ... and more »

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Syrian officials, opposition groups to meet on Saturday in Geneva, UN envoy says - Washington Post Fri, 24 Jan 2014 21:01:18 GMT

Syrian officials, opposition groups to meet on Saturday in Geneva, UN envoy says Washington Post GENEVA —United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi appeared to have averted the collapse of peace talks Friday between Syria's government and opposition after a fraught first day, telling reporters in late afternoon that the two sides have agreed to meet ...

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Syria regime 'may quit Geneva II talks' - BBC News Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:59:46 GMT

Syria regime 'may quit Geneva II talks' BBC News Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem has threatened to walk out of peace talks in Geneva just hours after they began, state media have said. Mr Muallem told UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi he would quit if "serious" discussions had not begun by Saturday.

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UN aid chief urges ceasefire at Syria talks - Aljazeera.com Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:49:07 GMT

UN aid chief urges ceasefire at Syria talks Aljazeera.com The UN humanitarian chief has urged the Syrian delegations to remember their people and try to reach local ceasefires to allow vital food and medicines to reach millions of civilians in dire needs. Valerie Amos said on Thursday that UN envoy on Syria, ...

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Mideast Leaders on Both Sides of Syria War Call for Foreign Fighters to Go - Wall Street Journal Sat, 25 Jan 2014 00:54:51 GMT

Washington Post

Mideast Leaders on Both Sides of Syria War Call for Foreign Fighters to Go Wall Street Journal DAVOS, Switzerland—Middle East powers on opposing sides of Syria's civil war used an international conference here to demand the removal of all foreign fighters from the battlefield, while U.S. officials worked to dispel the notion that they are ... Iran minister: foreign fighters should leave SyriaWashington Post Iran FM denies sending Hezbollah to SyriaThe Daily Star Iran FM calls for all foreign forces to leave SyriaThe Times of Israel Yahoo News -Jerusalem Post all 98 news articles »

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Syria government and opposition agree to meet - Aljazeera.com Sat, 25 Jan 2014 00:28:31 GMT

Syria government and opposition agree to meet Aljazeera.com Delegations from Syria's government and the opposition hoping to overthrow it will face each other "in the same room" on Saturday for the first time ever, according to a UN mediator. Lakhdar Brahimi met separately the two groups for two days, trying to ...

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Do Syria and Iraq still exist? - Al Jazeera America Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:49:59 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Do Syria and Iraq still exist? Al Jazeera America The newborn Emirate stretches from the west gates of Baghdad to the ruins of Aleppo in northwestern Syria. It is a blend of traditional and ideological elements that are struggling mightily for areas of influence within the vast landscape. Along the ... and more »

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Syria peace talks could be scrubbed by Saturday - CBC.ca Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:16:11 GMT

Syria peace talks could be scrubbed by Saturday CBC.ca Syria's government handed an ultimatum to a UN mediator hoping to broker peace in the country's civil war, vowing to leave if "serious talks" do not begin by Saturday. The Western-backed opposition, which agreed to the talks only under intense ...