The UN envoy for Syria on Friday joined a closely-watched meeting between Russia and the United States, raising hopes for progress towards resuming peace talks for the war-ravaged country. Staffan de Mistura arrived shortly before 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at a Geneva luxury hotel where US Secretary of State John ...
Russia’s foreign ministry expressed deep concern on Wednesday at Turkey’s military operation in Syria, warning of rising tension over Ankara’s targeting of Kurdish militia fighters at the border. “We are deeply concerned at what is happening in the Syrian-Turkish border area,” the ministry said in a statement, warning this could ...
