China Appoints First Special Envoy for Syria
SANA (state news agency)
March 30, 2016
Beijing announces Xie Xiaoyan as special envoy to support UN mediation efforts in Geneva
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Beijing announces Xie Xiaoyan as special envoy to support UN mediation efforts in Geneva
Moscow sends engineer team to recaptured city of Palmyra to assist Syrian army in demining efforts
Syrian factions armed by the CIA are fighting Kurdish rebels in the country’s northern region, US officials and rebels confirm
Move aims to ease legal and financial burden for expats following instances of harassment from authorities in the Gulf states and Europe regarding validity of travel documents
Moscow to deploy engineers and “special robots” to help in demining Palmyra following the Syrian army’s recapture of the ancient city last week
Forces will remain in Syria to continue fighting groups designated as terrorist by the UN, Kremlin spokesman says
Islamic State driven out of Palmyra following their 10-month occupation of the ancient city since last May
US Secretary of State marks August as the date for a new constitution following his meeting with the Russian president, accelerating the political battle between the Syrian sides
Syrians are leaving the southern Turkish city amid rising living costs and fewer job opportunities
Five-member delegation visits capital’s cultural and religious sites on trip they say is to “convey a message of peace to all the Syrian people”
Families fleeing the Islamic State forced to gather by the hundreds of thousands near the northern border as Azaz is overwhelmed with up to 150 new arrivals each day
Islamic State militants retake Tel Bataal with car bombs and suicide bombers as opposition forces struggle to hold on to liberated villages in Aleppo’s countryside
Does the opposition suppose it is possible to govern a society where women are the majority because of wartime conditions without including women’s thoughts – not just her voice – and without women leading the course of a revolution exhausted politically and militarily after five years?
Chief negotiator for the Syrian government delegation says that responses to a set of questions posed by the UN envoy will be put forth in the next round of talks in Geneva
Darwish was in Geneva earlier this week in connection with peace talks taking place between the Syrian government and elements of the opposition
Damascus attempting to stonewall progress of negotiations as sides enter discussions on the role of President Assad in a future Syria
Moscow informed opposition members of the need to achieve political transition without addressing fate of Assad, source reveals
Education ministry attempting to stop organization from working in schools in eastern Hassakeh, according to sources
Refugees will be sent to Europe in exchange for migrants who traveled illegally from Turkey to Greece, according to Turkish foreign ministry
Syrian government delegation presents UN envoy with document outlining the “basic elements of a political solution in Syria,” but refuses to acknowledge discussion of a political transition or of UN resolution 2254
