The new U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, is set to talk with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Saturday in Damascus as he continues his first official visit to the war-torn country. A U.N. spokesman said Brahimi met Friday with Syrian officials, U.N. staff, Red Cross officers, and envoys from Russia and China. Along with […]
UN Envoy to Meet With Assad
Posted September 14th, 2012 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
The new U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, is set to talk with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad later Friday in Damascus as he continues his first official visit to the war-torn country. He also plans to hold talks with members of the Syrian opposition. Brahimi said Thursday the situation is getting worse and described […]
UN Peace Envoy to Meet With Assad
Posted September 14th, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
The new U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, plans to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus Friday as he continues his first official visit to the war torn country. Brahimi says the crisis is getting worse and described efforts to help arrange a cease-fire and start talks on a transitional government “nearly […]
UN Peace Envoy to Meet With Assad
Posted September 14th, 2012 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
The new U.N.- Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi plans to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus Friday as he continues his first official visit to the war torn country. On Thursday, Brahimi said the crisis is getting worse and described efforts to help arrange a cease-fire and start talks on a […]
UN Peace Envoy: Syrian Crisis Is Getting Worse
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
The new United Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is making his first official visit to Syria, saying the crisis there is getting worse. Brahimi met Thursday with Syrian Foreign Minister Waleed Mualem and plans to hold talks with President Bashar al-Assad Friday. He also is expected to meet with members of the Syrian opposition who […]
Peace Envoy Arrives in Syria for Talks
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
The new United Nations-Arab League envoy for Syria is in Damascus for his first official visit to try to revive efforts to halt the country’s persistent violence. A spokesman for Lakhdar Brahimi said the envoy arrived Thursday for meetings with government officials, members of the opposition and civil society. The statement did not specifically mention […]
Peace Envoy to Make First Syria Visit
Posted September 13th, 2012 at 2:30 am (UTC-5)
The new United Nations-Arab League envoy for Syria travels to Damascus Thursday in his first official visit to try to revive efforts to halt the country’s persistent violence. Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the trip. On Wednesday, Brahimi was in Cairo for talks with Arab League officials about […]
Activists: Car Bomb Kills 18 in Syria
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say a car bomb killed 18 people Wednesday in northern Syria. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the blast in Idlib province targeted Syrian soldiers. The new United Nations-Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, heads to Damascus Thursday for a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Brahimi says his task […]
Syria: Heavy Fighting Near Aleppo Airport
Posted September 12th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Syrian troops and rebels have clashed in the commercial capital, Aleppo, near the city’s government-held airport, as battles intensify ahead of a visit by the new international peace envoy to Syria. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and other activist groups said the heavy fighting erupted at dawn Wednesday in the Nayrab area, about […]
New UN Envoy to Syria to Meet Assad
Posted September 11th, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
New United Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi will meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad when he makes first official visit to Syria this week. U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon gave no details of Brahimi’s visit or whether he expected progress in ending the bloody 18-month rebel uprising against the Assad government. Brahimi said earlier this week […]
