UN’s top official in Syria is stepping down after 7 years of conflict and tumult | World News

UN’s top official in Syria is stepping down after 7 years of conflict and tumult The official who steered the UN’s diplomacy in Syria for nearly seven turbulent years announced Thursday that he is resigning. Geir Pedersen, who has held diplomatic posts for decades for the world body and his native Norway, told the U.N. […]

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Sectarian clash leaves 37 dead in Syria: violence between two factions; security forces deployed | World News

Sectarian clash leaves 37 dead in Syria: violence between two factions; security forces deployed At least 37 people were killed in violent clashes between Bedouin tribes and local Druze fighters in the southern Syrian city of Sweida.Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that among the 37 killed, 27 were Druze and 10 Bedouins, including two […]

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