situation in Syria

Foreign Ministers of Russia and France Discuss Syrian Crisis

Moscow - Arab Today

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault discussed the developments of the Syrian crisis and the situation in Ukraine in a phone talk, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "The ministers discussed the situation in Syria. They agreed with the necessity of effective implementation of the ceasefire agreement, which will make it possible toRead more

Major Donors Meeting Calls for Maintaining Efforts to Alleviate

Kuwait - Arab Today

The 9th meeting of major donors to Syria on Monday called for maintaining international efforts to promote humanitarian situation in Syria and alleviate suffering of the Syrian people. In a final communique issued today and carried by Kuwait News Agency, the conferees stressed the necessity of honoring pledges made during donors conferences, promoting humanitarian response plans and providing support forRead more

Moscow sees liberation of Aleppo as important step towards settling situation in Syria

Moscow - Arab Today

Moscow sees the liberation of Aleppo as an important step aimed at settling the situation in Syria while preserving its state institutions and territorial integrity, Tass news agency quoted Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying in a press briefing Tuesday. "On December 22, Syrian troops seized the last quarters of eastern Aleppo that had remained under militants’ control.Read more

UN Chief, Russian Foreign Minister Discuss Syrian Crisis Over Phone

Moscow - Arab Today

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon the situation in Syria. in a telephone conversation today. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the two sides reviewed the pressing international issues, including the situation in Syria and other Middle East countries and North Africa, as well as the settlement of theRead more

Putin, Erdogan, Nazarbayev discuss Syrian crisis

Moscow - Arab Today

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday discussed the situation in Syria in a phone conversation with the participation of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Sputnik news agency cited a statement by the Kremlin press service as having said. Erdogan has also extended his heartfelt condolences to Putin over the crash of the Russian Defense Ministry'sRead more

Kerry, Steinmeier discuss Syrian crisis on telephone

Washington - Arab Today

US Secretary of State John Kerry called German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to discuss the situation in Syria and efforts to reach an immediate ceasefire. The two top diplomats also talked about ways to secure the prompt delivery of humanitarian assistance and resume political talks to end the civil war in Syria, the State Department said in a statement. KerryRead more

UN: Russia-Iran-Turkey statement useful

Geneva - Arab Today

The joint statement of Russia, Iran and Turkey on Syria is useful for the resumption of the intra-Syria talks in Geneva on February 8, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura told Sputnik news agency on Wednesday. "I welcome the joint statement and find it helpful in promoting the resumption of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva on the 8 ofRead more

Arab FMs hold closed, consultative meeting over Syria

Cairo - Arab Today

The Arab foreign ministers on Monday held a closed door consultative meeting over the situation in Syria. In the meeting attended by Secretary General of the Arab League) Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Arab diplomats discussed the items of a draft resolution to be submitted to the extraordinary session of the Arab League Council, set to begin, later on, over theRead more

Russian diplomat blasts EU for spreading disinformation on situation in Syria

Moscow - Arab Today

EU officials have been consistently spreading disinformation on the situation in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said commenting on the statements made by EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini and European Council President Donald Tusk, Tass Russian News Agency said on Saturday. "When a week ago Mogherini stated that the EU was the only party supplying humanitarian aid toRead more

Putin discusses with Russian Security Council Syria

Moscow - Arab Today

Russian President Vladimir Putin conferred on Thursday with permanent members of the Russian Security Council. The Russian president discussed with them the implementation of provisions he outlined in his state-of-the-nation address to the Federal Assembly earlier in the day, as well as the situation in Syria, Sputnik news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Thursday. "A discussionRead more