https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A new round of Syrian peace talks opens in Geneva on Tuesday, overshadowed by a competing process in Astana and with rebels reeling from a major setback in Damascus. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170516/syria-peace-talks-begin-again-in-geneva Tue, 16 May 2017 10:21:29 +0200 syria-peace-talks-begin-again-in-geneva UN-brokered Syrian peace talks resume in Geneva on Thursday, but hopes of a breakthrough are dim, clouded by persistent violence and deadlock over the country's political future. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170223/un-pessimistic-as-syria-peace-talks-resume-in-geneva Thu, 23 Feb 2017 09:25:22 +0100 un-pessimistic-as-syria-peace-talks-resume-in-geneva Rival Cypriot leaders resume UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva on Monday billed as a historic opportunity to end decades of conflict on the divided island, but the outcome is far from certain. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170109/cyprus-peace-talks-resume-in-geneva Mon, 09 Jan 2017 09:33:35 +0100 cyprus-peace-talks-resume-in-geneva Syrian opposition leaders started leaving Geneva after air strikes on markets in the northwest killed at least 44 people, saying they could not take part in peace talks while civilians were dying daily. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160420/syrian-opposition-quits-geneva-peace-talks Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:40:36 +0200 syrian-opposition-quits-geneva-peace-talks A new round of talks aimed at ending the war in Syria will begin in Geneva on March 14th and will last no longer than ten days, the UN mediator said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160309/geneva-to-host-new-syria-peace-talks Wed, 09 Mar 2016 19:18:20 +0100 geneva-to-host-new-syria-peace-talks The UN-Arab League envoy to Syria met senior diplomats in Geneva on Tuesday in a new push to prepare a long-delayed peace conference amid persistent disagreement over who should take part. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131105/geneva-talks-bog-down-on-syria-peace-summit Tue, 05 Nov 2013 16:26:00 +0100 geneva-talks-bog-down-on-syria-peace-summit