Algerians take to streets to reject Bouteflika’s concessions
Thousands demonstrate in Algiers to demand immediate political reforms
Trump’s shift on Syria to strengthen hand of Assad
US moves in line with Moscow aim of defeating Isis, rather than removing president
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Lakhdar Brahimi resigns as UN-Arab League mediator in Syria
Resignation comes amid frustration with President Assad who ignored envoy’s proposal for talks
Syrian election will hamper peace efforts, says UN
Opposition says it will not return to talks if Assad is re-elected
Syria exports chemical weapons but misses deadline
‘Great progress’ made on shipments, says deputy foreign minister
Arab leaders call for political solution to Syrian conflict
Syrian opposition leader urges that rebels be supplied with sophisticated weapons
Syria army captures rebel stronghold of Yabroud
Seizure allows government forces to close main smuggling route for fighters and arms
Kerry blames Syrian government for peace deadlock
Head of western aligned Free Syrian Army dismissed due to ‘difficulties’ facing the revolution
Damascus blamed for deadlock in Syrian peace talks
Britain and France criticise lack of progress on ceasefire
Russia accuses US of using Syrian talks to effect ‘regime change’
Moscow unhappy with John Kerry’s claim that forming transitional authority was sole purpose of peace talks
Homs ceasefire in Syria not ‘progress’, says UN official
Mediator Lakhdar Brahimi warns peace talks in Geneva are close to collapse
UN mediator has talks with US and Russia over Syrian deadlock
Moscow and western powers disagree on resolution over access to besieged areas
Brahimi to hold trilateral talks on Syria
US and Russia meeting brought forward as government, opposition remain deadlocked
Syrian peace talks make little progress, says United Nations mediator
Al-Qaeda offshoot begins withdrawal from besieged Yarmouk, says Al Jazeera
Mismatch at talks as government team faces off with disjointed Syrian opposition
United Damascus delegation contrasts with a coalition torn by regional rivalries
Second round of Syrian peace talks open in toxic atmosphere
Each side accuses the other of firing on UN convoys in Homs
More than 600 civilians evacuated from Homs
Syrian delegation arrives in Geneva for second round of talks with opposition
Media circus replaces jazz as Syrian peace talks caravan rolls into Montreux
The small Swiss town was beseiged by 40 ministers, UN officials and scores of journalists looking for wifi
US and Iran in high-level meeting on of security summit
Efforts continue in Munich to resolve conflict over Iran’s nuclear ambitions
Kerry warns Syria over non-compliance on chemical weapons
In Geneva Brahimi says talks have made modest start that can be built on
Syria peace talks to wrap up with little sign of progress
UN mediator frustrated by failure to get agreement on aid convoy for Homs
US says Syria has not handed over bulk of chemical weapons
Peace talks delegations observe minute’s silence for tens of thousands killed
Syrian government says it is ready to discuss transitional authority
Gap between sides very large, says Brahimi, but ice is breaking slowly
Warring factions hit deadlock in Syrian peace talks
UN envoy encouraged that parties wish to continue talks
Syrian talks hit impasse as mission to Homs stalls
Government plan for expanded national unity government headed by President Bashar al-Assad rejected
Syrian government under pressure to allow aid convoy
Negotiators in Switzerland try and keep peace talks on track by focusing on humanitarian gestures
Women and children to be allowed to leave Homs
Aid waiting outside rebel-held Syrian city as peace talks in Geneva stall
Syria offers to let women and children leave Homs
Negotiations slow as government and opposition representatives meet
‘Not much achieved’ on first day of Syria peace talks
Face-to-face meetings between opposing sides will continue, Brahimi says
Syrian talks to begin in earnest
Brahimi achieves major breakthrough in bringing both sides face to face
Syria foes to meet face-to-face at peace talks after rocky start
Syrian government side rejects demand to sign up to transitional government statement
Syria threatens to leave peace talks
Parties due to hold separate meetings with UN delegates in first peace talks on Syria
Sides edge towards direct talks on Syria after mediation
UN meetings lay groundwork for further talks with delegations this morning
Bitter exchanges as Syria summit begins
Stark divisions in Montreux over Assad’s role in country’s future
Syrian foes may discuss prisoner swaps despite talks acrimony
Russia’s foreign minister says rival sides have promised to start direct talks on Friday
Syria’s warring sides meet under world’s gaze
Syria’s government and the opposition meet face to face for the first time
Syrian opposition fails to agree on peace talks delegation
Almost 500 people killed in eight days of fighting between insurgents and jihadis
Emergence of Syrian Islamic Front poses difficulties for west ahead of Geneva talks
Alliance of six rebel brigades confident enough to refuse US invite to talks
Fundamentalists massacre 15 Alawite and Druze civilians in Syria
Killings coincide with Syrian army taking control of Qalamoun region near Lebanon
UN announces January date for Syria peace talks
International peace conference will aim to bring end country’s civil war
Syrian peace conference must include rebels and opposition, says Brahami
Talks likely to take place next month will involve a range of Syrian voices
Syrian peace conference delayed, says Brahimi
9.3 million Syrians need help to survive, Valerie Amos tells UN Security Council
US, Russia fail to agree on a date for Syria peace talks
Both countries remain divided over what role Iran might play in talks to end the war
UN-Arab League envoy warns of ‘Somalisation’ of Syria
Lakhdar Brahimi says Assad could be part of transition to a ‘new’ Syria
UN calls on Syrian factions to facilitate food and medical assistance to civilians
Dire socio-economic conditions highlighted by UN report
Iran hangs 16 rebel prisoners in reprisal for border attack
Executions carried out in retaliation for deaths of 17 soldiers in ambush near Pakistan border.
UN envoy says Iran should join Geneva peace talks
Saudis deeply worried by signs of tentative reconciliation between US and regional rival Iran
50 die in Syria suicide bombings as hostages released in tripartite deal
Nine Lebanese pilgrims and two Turkish pilots released from jail as part of exchange deal
Car bomb that kills 39 adds urgency to US-Russia sponsored peace conference
US secretary of state emphasises need for transition administration to end hostilities
Efforts being made to get Syrian peace conference under way, say US and Russia
Kerry and Lavrov give Assad credit for complying with destruction of chemical weapons
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