Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen has a long list of accomplishments from his work with the UN and the as part of the Oslo accords writes Asharq Al-Awsat.
Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen has been nominated as the new Special Envoy to Syria by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reports Ana Press.
US airstrikes on civilians, protests in Idleb, women and children released and Jan Egeland resigns. Catch up on everything you missed over the weekend.
A plethora of foreign powers have staked an interest in the Syrian conflict and the shape of their influence in the country’s future is starting to become clearer writes Asharq al-Awsat
Washington aims to limit Tehran’s political weight and break the line of Iranian influence by engaging in deal-making with Russia, Ibrahim Hamidi writes for Saudi-owned newspaper
Coalition president underlines importance of support from friendly nations during meeting with Norwegian envoy, media office reports
Ministry spokesperson says officers from Hemeimeem monitoring center wounded in Aleppo while waiting for aid convoy to arrive
Top Iranian advisor meets with Norwegian diplomat to review Syria crisis and other regional issues
Foreign ministry source says Damascus condemns plans by Oslo to send 60 troops to Jordan to train Syrian fighters against ISIS
Opposition leader warns of pending humanitarian crisis in a number of Syrian provinces, especially Aleppo, as signs suggest regime forces are preparing for a large scale offensive
Documents include detailed information on over 300 fighters, a large number of whom are multilingual and boast previous military experience in numerous foreign armies
UN envoy earns approval from Syrian government and opposition to launch parallel negotiations on a number of issues in an effort to end the four-year crisis
ISIS plans to open slave market in Raqqa to sell Shiite community members, says local monitoring group
Like most other Syrian camps in Lebanon, the camp was built quickly with no attention paid to general safety measures
Since the civil war started in 2011, thousands have tried to make the punishing journey but only a few succeed
Regime refused to participate in the ‘second track’ diplomacy meeting
Presidential Political and Media Advisor Bouthaina Shaaban met with Feltman at the Oslo forum last month
Shaaban is one of the officials banned from visiting EU countries, but Norway is not a member of the Union
An interview with Omar Dahi on the dramatic situation of Syrian refugees, whose numbers continue to increase and who feel abandoned by the world.
There are at least 200 Australians fighting in Syria
