European Union foreign ministers will meet in late January to discuss easing sanctions imposed on Syria, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said Sunday. However, she said the move would depend on Syria’s …
Saudi Arabia urges Syria sanctions relief at talks with regional, EU diplomats
Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe that focused on the war-ravaged country’s future.The Gulf kingdom,
Saudi Arabia presses EU diplomats to lift sanctions on Syria after Assad’s fall
But Germany’s foreign minister said sanctions against “Assad’s henchmen who committed serious crimes” must remain in place.
A top Iranian general said Russia was actually bombing the empty desert while saying it was attacking Syrian rebels
Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad’s government, in a rare break from Iran’s official line on Syria.
Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria
Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe arrived in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria, as world powers push for stability after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.Saudi Arabia, the Middle East’s biggest economy,
Saudi Arabia presses top EU diplomats to lift sanctions on Syria after Assad’s fall
Saudi Arabia urged top European diplomats at a gathering Sunday to lift sanctions against Syria to boost rebuilding the country and its economy after last month’s overthrow of President Bashar Assad.
Iran is weak, and should be ready to negotiate
Iran begins this year severely weakened, bereft of most of its regional proxies and its main Middle East ally, Syria. Its economy, wracked by sanctions, is in free fall. Popular discontent is rising, …
Iran is weak, and should be ready to negotiate
Iran begins this year severely weakened, bereft of most of its regional proxies and its main Middle East ally, Syria. Its economy, wracked by sanctions, is in free fall. Popular discontent is rising, …
Germany’s Baerbock pledges €50M for Syria at Riyadh talks
Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is urging Western states to ease sanctions on the country.German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Riyadh on Sunday for a regional conference on Syria …
Saudi Arabia and Turkey find early common ground Syria, will it last?
Despite supporting the armed opposition in the earlier parts of the Syrian civil war, Turkey and Saudi Arabia soon found themselves competing in Syria. Assad’s fall opens a new chapter.