U.S. and European policymakers should look beyond the objectives of the Geneva II conference on Syria and implement a comprehensive strategy to push the conflict toward a settlement
Pro-regime demonstrations have been springing up in Damascus, Homs and the coast
The issue of combating terrorism which the regime insisted was addressed to the Americans and the Western world in general, not to the Coalition
Negotiations were held between the Coalition’s team on behalf of Washington, and that of the the regime’s, which only says what Moscow wants
The U.S. and Russia have agreed on what’s needed, but it is up to the Syrian parties to find out how to get there
Coalition wants to postpone Geneva II talks by two weeks
Adnan Abdulrazak writes for The Syrian Observer on the businessman who mediated between the Syrian regime and major superpowers
Official tells BBC that the allies said the group will lose credibility if they don’t attend
Russia is prepared to change its position on the Syrian crisis if Assad does not cooperate with the plan to dismantle his chemical arsenal
After the ceremonies in Montreux when the two Syrian delegations, Lakhdar Brahimi, and Jeffrey Feltman go to Geneva to negotiate, the urgent issues will be somewhere else
If Geneva II is to be held this January, it would come up with nothing more than initiating a series of fragile, futile negotiations
Peace talks between the Syrian regime and opposition next month could open a political path for the “silent majority” of Syrians who support neither side, a former regime spokesman tells says
In his first-ever media interview, Abu Mohammed al-Joulani, leader of Jabhat al-Nusra, says conflict is nearing end
The talks could also decide the future direction of the Islamic Front, which is engaged in a standoff with yet more radical Sunni Muslim fighters
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks with Syrian interim government Prime Minister Ahmed Touhmeh about recent developments on the ground in Syria and the upcoming Geneva II peace conference
The Wall Street Journal reported Idriss fled after Islamists took over his HQ
Toumeh claims regime offered to eliminate Al-Qaeda operatives
Putin’s Russia has lost in Syria, because it overlooked the fact that the Syrian people will defeat the Assad regime
Was Washington convinced by Moscow that the military exposure and defeat of President Bashar al-Assad’s opponents will push them to practice realism and accept the best possible option
The lavish event is drawing condemnation
