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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (L) and Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (R) in Astana during an official state visit in July 2018 /AFP

April 4th, 2019 - 10:53 GMT

Oil and Infrastructure: How The UAE is Looking East to Invest in Central Asia, Isolate Iran and Inadvertently Augment China’s Belt and Road

Behind the scenes, and for the most part outside of the headlines, a competitive rivalry is taking place in Central Asia.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (C) meets with representatives of Syria's political opposition in Moscow on January 27, 2017. (AFP/Alexander Nemenov)

January 27th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Lavrov: Syria peace talks in Geneva postponed until end of February

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes King Abdullah II of Jordan (L) during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, on October 2, 2014. (Sergei Ilnitsky/AFP)

January 26th, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

King Abdullah and Putin meet to discuss Syrian peace push

UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura speaks to the media during the second day of Astana talks. (AFP/File)

January 25th, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

‘Secret clause’ in Astana agreement sparks row between Syrian opposition factions

Chief rebel negotiator Mohammad Alloush attends the first session of Syria peace talks at Astana's Rixos President Hotel on January 23, 2017. (AFP/Kirill Kudryavtsev)

January 24th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Syrian opposition ‘unlikely’ to agree to fragile ceasefire deal: Astana talks

Chief opposition negotiator Mohammad Alloush (C) of the Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) rebel group attends the first session of Syria peace talks at Astana's Rixos President Hotel on January 23, 2017. (AFP/Kiril Kudryatsev)

January 24th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Syria peace talks continue in Astana after rocky first day

Syrian artist Aziz al-Asmar works on a mural depicting the war in Syria. (AFP/File)

January 23rd, 2017 - 01:17 GMT

Rivals at Astana talks agree on call for a ceasefire in Syria but differ on their political agendas

A view of Astana's Rixos President Hotel, the place that will host Syria peace talks, in Astana, on January 22, 2017. (AFP/Kiril Kudryatsev)

January 23rd, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Syria peace talks begin in Kazakh capital of Astana

Syrian men walk in a cemetery in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, on Jan 9, 2017. (AFP/File)

January 22nd, 2017 - 11:36 GMT

US declines to send delegation to Syria peace talks in Astana

This file photo taken on October 10, 2016 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaking to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) as they attend a press conference in Istanbul (AFP/File)

January 21st, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Syrian opposition meet Russian delegation ahead of Astana talks

Smoke billows following reported shelling by Syrian government forces in the rebel-held area of Deraa, in southern Syria, on January 18, 2017. (AFP/Mohamad Abazeed)

January 19th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Russia says US, Jaysh al-Islam invited to Syria peace talks in Astana

Syrian men stand amidst the rubble of a building following a reported airstrike by government forces, in the Syrian town of Binnish, on the outskirts of Idlib, on January 12, 2017. (AFP/Omar Haj Kadour)

January 18th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Russia accuses the US of using Daesh to try to overthrow Assad regime

Iranian, Russian and Turkish foreign ministers, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Sergei Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu (From L) attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia, December 20, 2016. (AFP/File)

January 17th, 2017 - 03:00 GMT

Turkish and Russian foreign ministers discuss preparations for Syria talks