Sentence examples for over a ceasefire from inspiring English sources

The meeting was scheduled to last two-and-a-half hours but it overran by 90 minutes because of the row over a ceasefire.

A US-Russia deal over a ceasefire in Syria has been cautiously welcomed by world leaders and the conflict-torn country's main opposition but dismissed by one of the largest rebel armies in the region.

More than 100 people have died in the Gaza Strip in six days of violence, Hamas officials say, with talks over a ceasefire ongoing to prevent more bloodshed.

So how can you ignore these clauses and start with political or military negotiations over a ceasefire?" The regime refused to entertain what it described as preconditions dictated by opposition backers in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar.

There is uncertainty over whether a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine is holding.

Rebels in the Central African Republic have agreed a ceasefire, after taking over several towns, including the key mining centre of Bria, since December.

The move appears to be in response to Kofi Annan's demand following his visit to Damascus over the weekend for a ceasefire coupled with elections.

Since independence and partition in 1947, Kashmir has already sparked two full-scale wars and one limited one.Enduring suspicionsSince 2003 when both countries declared a ceasefire over the line of control, relations have improved out of all recognition.

Smith, Muzorewa, Mugabe and Nkomo hammered out an agreement over 14 weeks incorporating a ceasefire, a return to legality and majority rule qualified only by a transitional guarantee of 20 white seats in parliament until 1987.

Russia has warned there is a "very big question mark" over a precarious ceasefire in Syria less than a week old after the US bombing of Syrian army positions in the east of the country.

Arab League members Egypt and Qatar are seemingly crossing swords over a possible ceasefire, as the United Nations, the United States, Turkey, Russia and even Iran are looking to weigh in.