Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad has regained the upper hand after six years of conflict, but his regime faces a tough diplomatic fight against international isolation and negotiations with newly powerful Kurds.
“The regime has indeed militarily regained control of large swathes of Syrian territory, but speaking of a political and diplomatic victory would be exaggerated and premature,” said KarimRead more
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon heads Friday to France ahead of a Middle East tour that will take him to Kuwait, Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan.
In Paris on Saturday Ban will meet with President Francois Hollande and Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, as France seeks to organize an international conference later this year to revive the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peaceRead more