United Nations’ top envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura announced Wednesday that new talks between Syria’s government and opposition will take place “in about a month” and said this eighth round must finally move to “genuine negotiations on the political future” of the war-ravaged country. Briefing the 15-member Security Council, ...
Russia on Thursday clashed with the European Union over Syria, accusing the bloc of politicizing aid by linking reconstruction funds to a political transition that would end the war. The European Union in April secured pledges of $6 billion in aid for Syria, now in its seventh year of war. ...
