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By Osama Al Sharif - Jan 26,2016
The much-anticipated Geneva negotiations between the Syrian opposition and the Damascus regime did not take place on January 25, as planned.Dubbed “Geneva 3”, the meeting, also called proximity talks, would have launched a long and arduous political process, under Security Counci
By Osama Al Sharif - Jan 20,2016
As the historic deal with Iran over its nuclear programme went into effect this week, a new chapter in Tehran’s relations with the world was heralded.It is a victory for diplomacy, as President Barack Obama said, but, more importantly, it is a triumph for Iran’s moderates, or so
By Osama Al Sharif - Jan 13,2016
Like everything else in the bloody five-year-old Syrian conflict, the international community was late to step in to end the horrific suffering of the residents of Madaya, a small town northwest of Damascus, which has been under crippling siege for more than six months.Only recen
By Osama Al Sharif - Jan 06,2016
The crisis of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood group is deepening, less than two years after internal differences first came to the surface. The 70-year-old movement is facing existential challenges as defections from the Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political arm of the group
By Osama Al Sharif - Dec 29,2015
One of the regional countries that needs to be re-engaged in efforts to find and implement a political solution in Syria is Turkey.Ankara has been a key supporter of the Syrian revolution and a major critic of Syrian President Bashar Assad.Turkey received the largest number of Sy
By Osama Al Sharif - Dec 23,2015
UN Security Council Resolution 2254 on Syria, which was adopted unanimously on Friday, offers the most comprehensive and detailed roadmap to date to end the five-year Syrian conflict.It enshrines the principles and points of agreement that emerged from previous meetings in Geneva
By Osama Al Sharif - Dec 15,2015
Most likely some Libyan factions will sign a peace deal today in Morocco.Representatives of the General National Congress in Tripoli and the Council of Deputies in Tobruk — the latter enjoys international recognition — declared that they will sign the deal even though there are s
By Osama Al Sharif - Dec 08,2015
President Bashar Assad’s immediate removal is no longer a priority for key players in the Syrian crisis.US Secretary of State John Kerry announced last week that it might be possible for the Syrian government and rebel forces to cooperate against Daesh militants without Assad hav
By Osama Al Sharif - Nov 24,2015
It will take time and an unprecedented collaboration among nations, but the odds are stacked against Daesh, which will eventually be defeated and dismantled as an organisation in Iraq and Syria.The US-led coalition and Russia’s military efforts will succeed in destroying the mili
By Osama Al Sharif - Nov 17,2015
The world is on high alert.

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