Pakistan chopper crash kills foreign envoysA Pakistan military helicopter carrying diplomats to inspect a tourism project crashed on Friday killing seven people, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and the wives of the Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors. More… |
GCC ROW: Qatar voices surprise over envoys pull outQatar's cabinet has voiced "regret and surprise" at the decision by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain to withdraw their ambassadors from Doha in an unprecedented split between the Gulf allies. It said Doha would not 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… |