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Russia's then-prime minister Vladimir Putin, right, greets the head of Saudi Arabia's National Security Council, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, in Moscow, July 14, 2008 (photo credit: AP/RIA-Novosti)
December 6, 2013, 4:07 pm
Russians and Saudis ‘aren’t discussing philosophy’
Arab media analyze the new alliance between Moscow and Riyadh since Morsi's ouster in Egypt; Syria: Islamic Front leaves FSA
By Elhanan Miller
Members of the Syrian Opposition Coalition, including the group's President Ahmed Jarba, center, Heitham Al-Maleh, left, and Salem Al-Muslit speak to the media at the British Foreign Office in London Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Alastair Grant)
December 2, 2013, 11:35 am
Syrian opposition splintered ahead of peace talks
An accord that ends the violence is unlikely if rebels cannot present a united front when the sides meet in Geneva
By Bassam Mroue
UN Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi addresses the media at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday (photo credit: AP/Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)
November 28, 2013, 1:46 am
Syria, opposition both confirm presence at talks
Opposition head rejects Iran's participation in the conference unless it withdraws forces fighting on Assad's behalf
By Albert Aji and Steve Negus
Members of the Syrian Opposition Coalition, including the group's President Ahmed Jarba, center, Heitham Al-Maleh, left, and Salem Al-Muslit speak to the media at the British Foreign Office in London Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Alastair Grant)
November 23, 2013, 5:11 pm
Syrian opposition to meet diplomats in Geneva
Syrian National Coalition sends delegation to Swiss city to discuss planned peace talks with US, Russian officials
By Desmond Butler
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (photo credit: AP/Craig Ruttle/File)
November 22, 2013, 7:41 pm
Iran reportedly claiming world has recognized its ‘right to enrich uranium’
Iranian FM Zarif says only 'one or two issues' of major significance yet to be resolved in Geneva; WH remains hopeful for deal
By TOI staff and AP
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, second left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, third right, are pictured during talks over Iran's nuclear program in Geneva, Switzerland, in November. (photo credit: AP/Fabrice Coffrini)
November 22, 2013, 4:00 pm
Iran: Geneva talks are ‘complicated and tough’
Russian FM en route to join talks after discordant meeting between EU foreign policy chief and Iranian FM; uranium enrichment remains a sticking point
By AP and TOI staff
Syrian rebels run during heavy clashes with soldiers loyal to President Bashar Assad. (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)
November 11, 2013, 3:26 am
Syrian opposition agrees to attend Geneva conference
After much deliberation, main group opposing Assad sets clear conditions for presence at talks aimed at ending crisis
By TOI staff
Lakhdar Brahimi at the UN, November 2012 (photo credit: AP/Richard Drew)
November 5, 2013, 7:03 pm
Brahimi: No date yet for Syria peace talks
UN special envoy says UN, US, Russia did not reach an agreement on conference; possibility for parley in December
By AP and Lazar Berman
Lakhdar Brahimi at the UN, November 2012 (photo credit: AP/Richard Drew)
November 5, 2013, 2:37 pm
Russia demands Iran be included as talks heat up over Syria conference
UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi meeting with US and Russian officials to cobble together confab aimed at ending Syrian civil war
By AP and Lazar Berman
Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, September, 2012. (photo credit: AP/Bassem Tellawi)
November 5, 2013, 3:37 am
Assad regime not going to Geneva to cede power
Syrian information minister says beleaguered leader will remain head of state despite 'Saudi desires'
By TOI staff
Syrian opposition leader Ahmad Al-Jarba speaks at the United Nations headquarters in July 2013. (photo credit: AP/Mary Altaffer)
November 4, 2013, 4:49 am
Syrian opposition sets preconditions for Geneva talks
Western-backed Syrian National Council says clear time frame for Assad exit must be set and 'occupier Iran' must not attend
By TOI staff
Syrian President Bashar Assad (right), speaks with UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday, October 30, 2013. (photo credit: AP/SANA)
November 1, 2013, 10:58 am
UN envoy to Syria: No talks without opposition
Lakhdar Brahimi says if rebels refuse to participate in Geneva II summit later this month, there will be no conference
By AP and TOI staff
Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, in November 2012 (photo credit: AP/Richard Drew)
October 30, 2013, 2:50 pm
A cold shoulder in the Gulf for UN’s Syrian envoy
Geneva II looks iffy due to Assad's intransigence, and an Arab columnist accuses the PA of helping settlement expansion
By Elhanan Miller
A Syrian mother and her children inside a UNHCR tent. (photo credit: Mickey Alon)
October 29, 2013, 6:55 pm
Polio outbreak confirmed in Syria
UNICEF appeals to both sides in conflict to grant health workers entry to closed areas; plan to immunize 2.4 million children
By AP
Syrian President Bashar Assad (photo credit: AP/SANA)
October 29, 2013, 3:48 pm
Assad, fighter of terror
After all else has failed, the Syrian president is successfully marketing himself as an ally of the West in its war against extremism
By Elhanan Miller
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