Syria Talks

Syria peace talks hit impasse, Hezbollah head vows to fight on

Syria's peace talks hit a fresh impasse over President Bashar al-Assad Monday, as the head of Lebanon's Hezbollah vowed his Shiite movement would keep fighting alongside the regime until Islamic State jihadists are defeated.

UN chief warns military action risks derailing Syria talks

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned that escalating military activity in Syria and threats of further use of force risk derailing efforts to reconvene peace talks and finding a political solution to the five-year-old war.

UN halts Syria talks as government closes in on Aleppo

A United Nations envoy halted his attempts to conduct Syrian peace talks on Wednesday after the army, backed by Russian air strikes, advanced against rebel forces north of Aleppo, choking opposition supply lines from Turkey to the city.

No means no: Despite Syria Oppn's plea, UN declines postponement of peace talks set to begin today

The UN said today that there was no postponement of Syria peace talks due to start on Friday in Switzerland, despite uncertainty around whether the main opposition umbrella group would attend.

Russia a constructive partner in Syria talks: Barack Obama

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised Russia's role in talks to end the Syria crisis.