Syria foes agree to meet face-to-face

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 01:22

Syria`s warring sides have agreed to meet together on Saturday after a first day of peace talks in Geneva stumbled with President Bashar al-Assad`s regime threatening to walk away.

Kerry meets Israeli PM on sidelines of Davos forum

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 20:59

US Secretary of State John Kerry met on Friday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he seeks to push forward an intensive Middle East peace drive.

Regime threatens to quit troubled Syria peace talks

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 18:07

Syria`s regime threatened to quit peace talks in Geneva on Friday as UN-backed efforts to bring the country`s warring sides together stumbled on their first day.

Syrian opposition demands a future without Assad

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 12:45

Syria`s opposition leader laid out his demands for talks on ending his country`s civil war, calling for the creation of a transitional government that does not include President Bashar al-Assad.

Peace talks draw Syrian opposition, govt apart

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 03:07

The leader of Syria`s Western-backed opposition said on Thursday he will give his negotiating team the authority it needs in any talks with President Bashar Assad`s government.

Hafiz Saeed for talks between Taliban and Pakistan govt

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 20:02

Amidst speculation about a military operation against militants in Pakistan`s restive tribal belt, Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed today asked the Taliban to declare a truce and hold talks with the government.

United Nations bids to bring Syria warring sides together

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 17:57

UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi meets Syria`s warring sides behind closed doors on Thursday to gauge if they are willing to sit down face-to-face after the first day of a peace conference ended in bitter exchanges.

Swelling ranks of European fighters in Syria sparks concern

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 13:45

The increasing numbers of young jihadists heading to fight in Syria has sparked fear in Britain, France and Belgium that they could pose a major security threat upon return home as battle-hardened veterans.

Al Qaeda chief Zawahri tells Islamists in Syria to unite

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 13:33

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on militant rebel factions in Syria to stop fighting each other and set up a judicial committee to sort out their differences, according to an audio recording released on Islamist websites.

No hint of compromise as Syria peace talks enter day two

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 12:41

Syria`s peace conference moved into a second day today with the warring sides showing no willingness to compromise as global powers seek to engineer head-to-head talks on ending the bloodshed.