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10/28/2013 6:59:19 PM
Riyadh has been key backer of rebel groups fighting to topple government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad since March 2011
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10/27/2013 9:53:12 AM
The National Coalition is to meet on November 9 to decide whether to take part in the peace talks but has stated emphatically it will only attend if there are guarantees they Assad will step down
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10/26/2013 3:39:10 PM
UN-Arab League envoy suggests that Iran join the Geneva peace conference, a point that could raise issue with other parties joining the talks
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10/24/2013 2:17:44 PM
Opposition figure says there is an 'international effort' underway to persuade the Syrian National Coalition to take part in peace talks mooted for late November
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10/24/2013 8:53:26 AM
As Syria is expected to hand in a detailed schedule for destroying its chemical weaponry, hopes for a long planned peace conference in Geneva are diminishing
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10/22/2013 6:06:33 PM
Plans for talks to end the fighting in Syria were in jeopardy after opposition refused to attend unless Bashar is forced from power and Saudi Arabia made clear it would no longer co-operate with the US over the civil war
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10/22/2013 4:48:29 PM
New round of peace talks between Palestinian and Israeli held in Jerusalem focused on the issue of water resources
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10/22/2013 1:49:34 PM
William Hague, the British Foreign Secretary, says it is crucial that all of Syria's opposition groups join peace talks in Geneva in hopes of ending the conflict
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10/22/2013 9:23:30 AM
Qatar has agreed to provide $150 million in debt relief to the Palestinian Authority, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announce that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are intensifying
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10/22/2013 9:01:00 AM
As Western and Arab powers prepare to meet Tuesday with Syria's opposition, Bashar dealt a blow to efforts for a peace conference, saying factors are not in place for it to succeed
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10/21/2013 9:35:24 PM
Government of Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels announce halt in talks taking place in Kampala
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10/20/2013 5:47:53 PM
Syrian umbrella opposition group says it would decide in coming days whether to take part in Geneva talks
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10/20/2013 4:37:26 PM
Lakhdar Brahimi to visit Iran Saturday to pave way for 23 November international peace talks on Syria
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10/20/2013 9:14:13 AM
Brahimi resumes his regional push for peace talks on Syria, where a suicide car bombing and assault on a key Damascus checkpoint killed 16 Syrian soldiers
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10/19/2013 3:01:50 PM
Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in Cairo on Saturday to begin a regional tour to garner support for an international peace conference on Syria next month; Syrian opposition remains divided on whether to participate in the conference
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10/19/2013 10:45:04 AM
Lakhdar Brahimi begins a Middle East tour Saturday to pave the way for proposed peace talks on Syria, where dozens of people have been killed in the latest fighting near Aleppo
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10/18/2013 12:44:56 PM
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported fierce clashes that began in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor overnight continued on Friday
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10/17/2013 2:37:26 PM
Israeli Peace Now rights group reports that the construction of Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land increased by 70 percent in the first half of 2013 compared to 2012
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10/17/2013 1:18:26 PM
Syria's deputy prime minister says the Geneva II peace conference could be held at the end of next month, with or without all factions of the opposition
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10/16/2013 5:21:51 PM
Iran announces snap inspections of its nuclear sites as part of new proposal meant to facilitate nuclear talks with Western powers after negotiations were frozen for six months
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