The United Nations’ new envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, arrived in Damascus on Tuesday on his first trip since being appointed, an AFP correspondent reported. The seasoned Norwegian diplomat, who replaces Staffan de Mistura, is the fourth negotiator to have been appointed UN special envoy to Syria since the war ...
President Donald Trump and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the situation in northern Syria just one day after Trump threatened to “devastate Turkey economically” if the NATO-allied country attacks Kurds in the region. In a statement, the Turkish presidency said Erdogan told Trump he had no problem with Kurds ...
