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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 with President Putin (Wikimedia Commons)

June 6th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

De-escalation Zones Not Precursor to Dividing Syria Says Russian FM

Moscow, a key backer of the talks, had earlier said it wanted a fresh round mid-June but has not given firm dates. (AFP)

June 4th, 2017 - 03:00 GMT

Syria: Astana Talks to Resume in June

Russian troops (L) stand guard as Syrian opposition fighters and their families board a bus at a checkpoint manned by regime forces ahead of their evacuation on May 20, 2017. (Stringer/AFP)

May 29th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Iran to Defy US, Intensify Involvement in Syrian Conflict

Syrian Peace Talks in Astana. (AFP/ Krill Kudryavtsev)

May 19th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Syrian Peace Talks: Constitutional Issues on the Agenda of Sixth Round

A new Syrian constitution is one of four separate "baskets" that U.N.-backed talks are focused on. (AFP)

May 17th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Syrian Opposition at Geneva Peace Talks: ‘We Will Not Walk Away’

The Astana track produced a May 4 deal to create four "de-escalation" zones across some of Syria's bloodiest battlegrounds. (AFP)

May 16th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

New Round of UN Peace Talks on Syria Identify ‘Four Baskets’ of Concerns

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin (AFP)

May 12th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Russia: US Only Part of the Team with Syrian Regime's Approval

A file photo of Syrian rebels gather around a T-72 tank, captured from government forces. (AFP)

May 10th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Syrian Rebel Group: 'Astana Agreement a Betrayal of God'

A Syrian government forces' MiG-23 fighter-bomber drops a payload during a reported air strike in the rebel-held area of Qabun, east of the capital Damascus, on May 6, 2017. (AFP/Amer Almohibany)

May 7th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Turkey Denies Claims it Intends to Invade Idlib

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

May 5th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

'Safe Zones' not Backed by Syrian Opposition

This file photo taken on January 23, 2017 shows chief opposition negotiator Mohammad Alloush (C) of the Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) rebel group attending the first session of Syria peace talks at Astana's Rixos President Hotel. (AFP/Kirill Kudryavtsev)

May 3rd, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

Fourth Round of Syria Peace Talks Opens in Astana

The Daraa Civil Defense Center said in a statement that those who were targeted in the attack were headed to evacuate victims of a previous shelling. (AFP)

May 3rd, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Syria: Roadside Explosion Kills 4 Civil Defence workers in Daraa