New Syria envoy: Algeria’s Brahimi to replace Annan
Geneva: The United Nations Friday said that Lakhdar Brahimi, a veteran Algerian diplomat, would take over from Kofi Annan as the international envoy on the...
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Kofi Annan quits as Syria peace envoy
by Areeb Hasni
Geneva: UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, on Thursday said that he had quit as special envoy for Syria, complaining of a lack of...
Syria transition plan: Assad, opposition must cooperate, says Annan
by Areeb Hasni
Geneva: UN-Arab League special envoy for Syria Kofi Annan said the Syrian regime and opposition must cooperate with a plan for a transitional government, which...
Syria: UN demands evacuation of civilians from Homs
by Areeb Hasni
Beirut: The head of the UN observers’ mission in Syria Maj. Gen. Robert Mood has demanded the country’s government and the activist groups to ensure...
UN suspends observers from Syria as violence escalates
by Areeb Hasni
Beirut: The UN observers in Syria suspended operations on Saturday in response to escalating violence, which is a continuous hindrance in the implementation of peace...
CIA, MI6 behind violence in Syria: US analyst
by TNT Desk
Chicago: A US analyst, Stephen Lendman, claimed that CIA and MI6 are behind the ongoing deadly incidents in Syria, directing armed groups to carry out...
Syria gives 24-hour deadline to militants
by Areeb Hasni
Damascus: Syria has reportedly warned armed activists to put down weapons within 24 hours or else it will handle them militarily....
Free Syrian Army says not committed to Annan peace plan
by Areeb Hasni
Damascus: Free Syrian Army (FSA), a country’s rebel group, has abandoned the peace plan brokered by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan and started attacks on...
Western countries expel Syrian envoys over Houla massacre
by Areeb Hasni
Paris: Syria has come under international pressure after governments around the world—mostly Western powers—expelled Syrian ambassadors on Tuesday after the tragic Houla massacre in which...
Syria: Assad meets UN envoy Annan on heels of massacre
Damascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with peace envoy Kofi Annan, the state news agency SANA said on Tuesday....