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US envoy lands in Syria as Washington-Damascus ties begin to thaw

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, right, shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack (AP) The newly appointed American special envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack on Thursday, arrived at ambassador’s residence in the Syrian capital on a first official visit by a high ranking US official ever since US […]

Syria to help locate missing Americans: US envoy

Donald Trump with Ahmad al-Sharaa ( AP) DAMASCUS: Syria’s new authorities have agreed to help the United States locate and return Americans who went missing in the war-torn country, a US envoy said on Sunday.“The new Syrian government has agreed to assist the USA in locating and returning USA citizens or their remains,” US special […]

Burundi orders new rights body to ‘fight’ UN envoy

Representative Image (AI-generated) NAIROBI: Burundi’s parliament appointed a new human rights commission late Monday after its previous head fled into exile and said its mission was to “fight” the United Nations‘s rights envoy. International rights groups have long accused Burundi’s government of suppressing civil society, political opposition and the media. The country’s own National Independent […]

UN envoy condemns intense wave of Israeli airstrikes on Syria

UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O Pedersen (Image: ANI) HARASTA: The United Nations special envoy for Syria condemned Saturday an intense wave of Israeli airstrikes as Israel said its forces were on the ground in Syria to protect the Druze minority sect following days of clashes with Syrian pro-government gunmen. The late Friday airstrikes […]

‘Made in China’ dress: Chinese envoy trolls White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt over lace dress

The US-China trade war has taken a new turn online, with Chinese social media users and diplomats accusing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt of hypocrisy after she appeared in a dress reportedly made in China. The backlash was triggered by a post from Chinese diplomat Zhang Zhisheng, who mocked the contradiction between the Trump […]