I'm sorry, there is no progress says BrahimiInternational mediator Lakhdar Brahimi apologised to the Syrian people for the lack of progress at peace talks in Geneva after their second round ended on Saturday with little more than an agreement to meet again. As it became cle More… |
Syria 'failure' looms, mediator seeks helpWarning that "failure" was staring him in the face, the Syria peace talks mediator said that the US and Russia had promised renewed support to keep their rival Syrian allies talking. UN diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi met senio More… |
Veteran Brahimi pursues 'mission impossible'The job was too much for Kofi Annan. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning former UN secretary general - hardly known as a quitter - threw in the towel in August 2012, declaring that serving as international mediator for Syria was impossible as long as More… |
No substantive progress on Syria says BrahimiInternational mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said that he does not expect to achieve anything substantive in the first round of Syria talks ending on Friday, but hoped for a more productive second round starting about a week later. His More… |
Syrian foes enter into first face-to-face talksSyria's civil war foes held their first face-to-face meeting on Saturday at the start of talks to end nearly three years of conflict which has killed 130,000 people and destabilized the wider Middle East. After a day of delay More… |
Syria talks under way, Damascus says Assad will stayEnvoy Lakhdar Brahimi met US and Russian officials on Tuesday to discuss convening long-delayed Syrian peace talks this year despite disputes over President Bashar al-Assad's future and whether his ally Iran can attend. Hours More… |
New Syria peace talks likely on Nov 23Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said on Sunday peace talks aimed at ending the civil war in Syria were scheduled for November 23, but the international envoy for Syria said no date had yet been set for the long-delayed conference. More… |
Qatar revives proposal to send Arab force to SyriaQatar has made a fresh call for an Arab force to end bloodshed in Syria if current diplomatic efforts by international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi fail, according to the Doha-based Al Jazeera television. More… |
Syria blasts Brahimi for hinting Assad must goSyria denounced international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi as "flagrantly biased", casting doubt on how long the UN-Arab League mediator can pursue his peace mission. The Syrian Foreign Minis More… |
Syria needs 'real change' to end conflict: BrahimiInternational envoy Lakhdar Brahimi called on Thursday for real change in Syria to end 21 months of conflict and said a transitional government must be established with full powers to rule the country until new elections. Brahimi, More… |