Peace Negotiations
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 07:45
Hopes of settlement fade as Salva Kiir and Riek Machar fail to respect ceasefire agreement.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 07:40
He said that international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi proposed that the two sides discuss ending the violence on Tuesday and the formation of a transitional governing body on Wednesday.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 07:33
Peace talks aimed at ending nearly two months of fighting in South Sudan are under threat after rebels refused to take part in the next round of negotiations aimed at ending months of fighting.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 07:21
Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders meet Tuesday to relaunch talks on ending the island's division after a nearly two-year break, with optimism that the energy card could provide a breakthrough.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 06:41
They include the Syrian Rebels Front, led by Jamal Maarouf, which has been active against the al Qaeda splinter group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in northern Syria, and rebels from the southern province of Deraa, the cradle of the uprising.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 10:49
The United States expressed concern Saturday about reported violations of a shaky cease-fire between South Sudan’s government and rebel forces and urged the removal of foreign fighters engaged in the conflict.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 09:45
Lakhdar Brahimi, the United Nations mediator guiding the peace process, prepared the ground by meeting the opposition’s chief negotiator on Saturday and then holding talks with Syria’s foreign minister, Walid Muallem, after his arrival in Geneva on Sunday.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 09:19
South Sudan's government and rebels are preparing to meet again for a new round of peace talks in the Ethiopian capital aimed at ending their nearly two-month-old conflict, negotiators said.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 09:13
Negotiators for two warring parties in South Sudan are scheduled to return to the negotiating table two weeks after agreeing to a cease-fire.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 09:09
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of agreeing to the deployment of NATO or other international forces to replace the IDF in the Jordan Valley under a permanent peace deal with the Palestinians, Israeli officials said Saturday night.