US Envoy To Anti-IS Coalition Visits Syria’s Tabqa
The White House envoy to the US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State group, Brett McGurk, met on Thursday with local ...
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UN Envoy Optimistic Over Syria Talks In July
The UN envoy for Syria said Tuesday he hoped that talks set to begin next week in Astana would help ...
Trump Abandons White House Eid Dinner
US President Donald Trump has broken a nearly 20-year-old tradition by failing to host a dinner marking the end of ...
US Ends Role of Special Envoy To Afghanistan and Pakistan
The United States abolished the role of its special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday, just as it prepares ...
US Strips Ghana Lawmakers of Visa Privileges
Former presidents, lawmakers and senior government officials in Ghana will no longer have special privileges for private travel to the ...
Trump Nominates NFL Team Owner As Envoy To Britain
US President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will formally nominate Republican fundraiser and American football team owner Woody Johnson to ...
IS Destroys Iconic Mosul Minaret As Iraqi Forces Advance
Mosul's trademark leaning minaret was missing from its skyline for the first time in centuries Thursday after desperate jihadists blew ...
UN Reports Substantial Increase In Israeli Settlements
Israel has announced a substantial increase in settlements in the past three months despite a United Nations resolution demanding a ...
Iran Protests Against Tillerson ‘transition’ Remarks
Iran has called in the Swiss charge d'affaires, who looks after US interests, to protest against comments by Secretary of ...
US Envoy To Sudan Pushes For Aid In Ex-Rebel Bastion
The top US envoy in Sudan pushed Monday for more access to deliver humanitarian aid to Golo as he visited ...
Syria Peace Talks May Resume In July
A new round of Syria peace talks could happen next month in Geneva, the United Nations envoy said Wednesday, following ...
Syria Peace Talks May Resume In July
A new round of Syria peace talks could happen next month in Geneva, the United Nations envoy said Wednesday, following ...
Jeff Sessions Denies Third Meeting With Russia Envoy
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has denied during a Congress hearing having undisclosed meetings with Russian officials at a Washington ...
UN Envoy Fears ‘security Vacuum’ In Central Africa
The United Nations said Tuesday it feared a "security vacuum" in central Africa after the withdrawal of Ugandan, South Sudanese ...
Saudis Insist No Blockade On Qatar As Gulf Crisis Simmers
Saudi Arabia insisted on Tuesday that its neighbour Qatar was not under blockade as a Gulf diplomatic dispute escalated amid ...
Netanyahu Urges UN To Dismantle Its Palestinian Aid Agency
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Sunday for the United Nations to shut down its Palestinian refugee aid agency, saying ...
Sessions To Testify In Response
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he will appear before a Senate panel in response to James Comey's testimony. He ...
Iraq On Cusp of Mosul Victory Three Years After Major Defeat
Three years after the Islamic State group routed them in Mosul, Iraqi forces are now on the cusp of retaking ...
China Rolls Out Green Carpet For California On Climate
China treated a US governor to a red carpet reception this week, while President Donald Trump's energy chief received a ...
Get Abusive Regimes Off UN Rights Council
US envoy Nikki Haley on Tuesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to throw out abusive regimes and end ...