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UN, US, Russia Firming up Syria Peace Conference
Front, Headlines, International
(Geneva) - The UN-Arab League’s Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met with US and Russian delegations to try to agree which nations should be invited to Syria peace talks in Geneva next month. Russian Deputy Foreign Ministers Mikhail Bogdanov…

US, Russia To Hold Surprise Syria Meeting
Front, Headlines, International(Dublin) - The top US and Russian diplomats will hold a surprise meeting with the United Nations’ peace envoy for Syria, signaling fresh hopes of an international breakthrough to end the Arab country’s 21-month civil war. US Secretary of…

Brahimi Meets Saudi King
Front, Headlines, International(Jeddah) - King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia held talks with International Peace Envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi on ways to end the bloodletting in Syria. Both the leaders discussed situation in Syria and also condemned accusations by Syrian…

Ban and Brahimi Meet to Discuss Syria
Front, Headlines, International(New York) - UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon and UN International mediator to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi met to discuss the situation in Syria, expressing hope that an upcoming UN General Assembly summit will help improve the humanitarian situation…

Brahimi begins 'difficult' Syria Mission
Front, Headlines, International(Cairo) - UN Peace envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi has started his mission of combating Syria crisis. Commenting on his new job he admitted that he faces a "very difficult" task as he launched his mission to Syria, where warplanes bombed rebel zones…