Bahrain court dissolves opposition groupBahrain's highest court dissolved the country's main opposition group Al Wefaq National Islamic Society and liquidated the group's funds, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported on Sunday. In its ruling, handed out More… |
Syria ‘wants released prisoners to join army’Syria's government has freed prisoners on condition that they join the army upon their release, the president of the opposition Syrian National Coalition told Reuters on Friday, citing reports from Adra Central Prison near Damascus. More… |
Opposition accuses Syrian troops of massacre, unsure on talksSyrian government forces backed by Russian air strikes committed a "massacre" of scores of civilians in Idlib governorate on Monday, part of a pattern of breaches of a two-week truce, opposition coordinator Riad Hijab told reporters on More… |
Syrian truce deal ‘in danger of total collapse’A senior official from Syria's main opposition group said that a fragile international attempt to halt nearly five years of fighting was in danger of total collapse because of attacks by government forces. The cessation of hos More… |
Syria opposition sees 'possibility' of temporary truceSyria's opposition on Saturday said it had agreed to the "possibility" of a temporary truce, provided there were guarantees Damascus's allies including Russia would cease fire, sieges were lifted and aid deliveries allowed coun More… |
Syrian opposition agree to join Geneva talksSyria's main opposition body has agreed to travel to Geneva, where peace talks began on Friday, following a phone call from the US Secretary of State and after receiving guarantees that their demands would be met, its spokesman said on Frida More… |
UN launches Syria peace talks despite opposition boycottThe first Syria peace talks for two years were a "complete failure" before they started on Friday, a Western diplomat said, after the United Nations announced it would press ahead with them despite an opposition boycott. More… |
Taiwan opposition wins presidency, China ties could sufferTaiwan's independence-leaning opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen won a convincing victory in presidential election on Saturday and pledged to maintain peace with China, which claims the island as its own, though vowed to firmly defend Taiwan' More… |
Syria ready for Geneva talks, seeks opposition listSyria's government told a UN envoy on Saturday it was ready to take part in Geneva peace talks scheduled for January 25 but said it wanted to know which opposition figures would participate. Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem, More… |
Syria ready for Geneva talks, seeks opposition listSyria's government told a UN envoy on Saturday it was ready to take part in Geneva peace talks scheduled for January 25 but said it wanted to know which opposition figures would participate. Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem, More… |