
China’s special envoy for Syria said his country has been keeping in touch with concerned parties in Syria in order to achieve a political settlement to the country’s long-standing conflict through peace negotiations. At a news briefing in the Chinese embassy in Damascus, Xie Xiaoyan stressed Beijing’s commitment to promoting peace ...

A staff member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was injured in an attack on humanitarian convoy near Syrian capital of Damascus, the ICRC said in statement obtained by Sputnik on Sunday. The organization strongly condemned the attack. “As the convoy approached the town at around 7 ...