President Bashar al-Assad and his family have no role in the future of Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday ahead of peace talks aiming at a political transition scheduled to resume next month. More »
The chief Syrian government negotiator at peace talks in Geneva said on Friday he had received a paper from U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura and would study it, but a first meeting had covered only the format of talks. More »
Syrian Ambassador to the U.N. Bashar al Jaafari addresses the media outside of the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy Opposing sides in the Syrian war came face-to-face in U.N. peace talks for the first time ... More »
The United Nations Security Council will likely vote on a resolution to blacklist 11 Syrian military commanders and officials over chemical weapons attacks as early as next week, diplomats said on Thursday. More »
