NYUAD holds graduation event for 253 studentsNew York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has celebrated its fifth graduation ceremony of the Class of 2018, conferring degrees to 253 students from 71 countries. Former US Secretary of State John Kerry offered the keynote address to More… |
Lausanne talks fail to break Syria deadlockTalks in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Saturday on the crisis in Syria have ended with no apparent breakthrough, a report said. The meeting only included regional powers, alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, US Secret More… |
Kremlin says will press on with Syria opsThe Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia's air force would press ahead with its operations in Syria and dismissed a US statement on the conflict there as unhelpful and clumsy. US. Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Mo More… |
US, Russia fail to close deal on ending Syria violenceThe United States and Russia failed on Friday to reach a breakthrough deal on military cooperation and a nationwide cessation of hostilities in Syria, saying they still have issues to resolve before an agreement could be announced. More… |
Nice attack shows need to speed up work against terror - KerryUS Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday told his Russian counterpart in Moscow that the attack in the French city of Nice showed the need to speed up international efforts to tackle terrorism, especially in Syria. Kerry, who la More… |
Kerry to offer Russia military co-ordination on SyriaThe United States will propose increasing military co-operation and sharing intelligence with Russia to identify and target Islamic State and Al Qaeda headquarters, training camps and supply routes in Syria, The Washington Post reported More… |
Kerry to visit Brussels, London in wake of Brexit voteUS Secretary of State John Kerry will meet European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels and British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond in London on Monday, a senior State Department official said. The trip comes More… |
Kerry meets Saudi king to discuss SyriaUS Secretary of State John Kerry met Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Jeddah on Sunday to discuss the fragile truce in Syria, before broader talks with Russia, Iran and other countries in Vienna on Tuesday. Kerry has said he hope More… |
Kerry sees hope of extending Syria truce to AleppoUS Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday talks were closer to extending a Syrian truce to Aleppo, the divided northern city where a sharp escalation of violence in recent weeks has torpedoed peace talks. Kerry was in Geneva More… |
Fighting must stop or Syria will split: KerryThe government of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and rebel groups accepted a plan for a cessation of hostilities to begin on Saturday and the US warned it would be hard to hold the country together if the fighting did not stop. More… |