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Outgoing UN envoy makes final pitch for Syria constitution
Outgoing UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on Sunday said that peace in the war-wracked country could be won through a post-war “inclusive ... Middle East -
Staffan de Mistura: ‘No tangible progress’ on Syria constitution
The UN envoy on Syria said Thursday there had been “no tangible progress” at talks in Kazakhstan towards a new Syrian constitution, seen ... Middle East -
Syria calls on new UN envoy to avoid predecessor’s ‘methods’
Syria said Sunday it will cooperate with new UN envoy Geir Pederson if he avoids the “methods” of his predecessor. Pedersen succeeds ... Middle East -
Syrian FM tells de Mistura: Stay out of constitution
Syrian state media say the foreign minister has told the outgoing UN envoy to stay out of matters concerning the war-torn country’s constitution ... Middle East -
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura to step down next month
The United Nations Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced on Wednesday he will step down at the end of November after more than four years in ... World News -
De Mistura ‘ready to go to Idlib’ for humanitarian corridor
The UN’s Syria peace envoy offered Thursday to travel to Idlib to help ensure civilians can leave through a humanitarian corridor amid fears of ... Middle East -
Russia’s Lavrov to hold talks with UN Syria envoy on Friday
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with Staffan de Mistura, the United Nation’s Syria peace envoy, on Friday, the RIA news ... Middle East -
UN will send Syria envoy to Russia peace conference
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has decided to send his envoy Staffan de Mistura to a peace conference in Russia next week, a UN spokesman said ... Middle East -
De Mistura: Syria talks in Vienna at ‘very critical moment’
The UN special envoy for Syria said that peace talks due to resume in Vienna on Thursday are taking place “at a very, very critical moment&rdquo ... Middle East -
Syria peace talks may resume in July: UN envoy
A new round of Syria peace talks could happen next month in Geneva, the United Nations envoy said Wednesday, following repeated failed attempts to ... Middle East -
UN’s Syria envoy says possible seventh Geneva talks planned for June
UN's Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura briefed diplomats at the Security Council on the latest political progress on solving the Syrian through the ... Middle East -
Syrian rivals tackle governance, terrorism at UN talks
Syrian rivals will tackle all agenda items at peace talks this week, including political transition, the United Nations mediator Staffan de Mistura ... Middle East -
UN envoy urges speedier Syria talks to avoid seventh year of war
Negotiations to end the war in Syria must speed up, UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura told Reuters on Wednesday, on the sixth anniversary of the start ... Middle East -
De Mistura: Election in Syria is improbable under Assad’s regime
Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy for Syria, ruled out in an exclusive interview with Al Arabiya, the possibility of holding an election in Syria under ... Middle East -
Exclusive: De Mistura: Election in Syria is improbable under Assad’s regime
Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy for Syria, ruled out in an exclusive interview with Al Arabiya, the possibility of holding an election in Syria under ... Reports -
Nasr al-Hariri: Russia pressuring Assad to discuss political transition
The Head of the delegation of the Syrian Opposition to Geneva 4, Nasr al-Hariri , stressed at a news conference after meeting with the UN envoy to ... Middle East -
Syria government negotiator to study UN paper
The chief government negotiator at Syria peace talks in Geneva said on Friday he had received a paper from UN mediator Staffan de Mistura and would ... Middle East -
Syria’s warring sides meet at UN talks for first time in three years
Opposing sides in the Syrian war came face-to-face in UN peace talks for the first time in three years on Thursday, to hear UN mediator Staffan de ... Middle East -
Syria opposition seeks ‘direct negotiations’ with regime
Syria’s main opposition group said Wednesday that it wanted face-to-face discussions with government representatives, a day before the start of ... Middle East -
UN mediator expects ‘no breakthrough’ in Syria talks
Playing down expectations, the UN envoy for Syria said Wednesday he’s not expecting a breakthrough in the first UN-mediated peace talks between ... Middle East -
Syria opposition rejects UN envoy picking talks delegation
Salem Muslet, a spokesman for the opposition umbrella group, said de Mistura’s comments were “unacceptable” Middle East -
UN peace talks on Syria delayed until February 20
UN envoy said the delay would give the Syrian opposition more time to prepare and ensure that the talks are inclusive Middle East -
Astana: Mysterious negotiations as participants remain anonymous
The identity of the participants from the Syrian opposition is still ambiguous, especially after the disruption of the truce in Syria Middle East -
Rebels vow not to leave Aleppo as regime presses on
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said all oposition forces in Eastern Aleppo must withdrawl Middle East -
UN envoy warns Aleppo faces ‘total destruction’
De Mistura took aim at Russia, suggesting that Moscow was indiscriminately bombing a city with hundreds of thousands of civilians Middle East -
UN slams Syria ‘strategy’ of forced evacuation of besieged towns
Staffan de Mistura warned that more beseiged towns could follow Middle East -
Russia backs 48-hour Aleppo truce, UN wants other sides to commit
The United Nations has pushed for a weekly 48-hour pause in fighting in Aleppo to alleviate suffering for about 2 million people Middle East -
Syria humanitarian task force suspended amid continued fighting
He added that a 48-hour halt to fighting in Aleppo will be main topic of UN task force on cessation of hostilities later in day Middle East -
Syrian government says ready for further peace talks
Syria’s government said it was ready for further peace talks with the opposition without foreign interference Middle East -
Putin: I agree with US proposals for Syrian opposition
Putin said it was inevitable Syria would collapse if things continued as they were News