UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi met on Saturday to discuss the situation in Syria, expressing hope that an upcoming UN General Assembly summit will help imp

International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi was set to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Saturday, hoping to breathe life into stalled peace efforts, as fighting rages in Damascus and beyond.

Lakhdar Brahimi, a veteran diplomat troubleshooter, will take over from Kofi Annan as the international envoy on the Syria conflict, the United Nations said.

UN leader Ban Ki-moon appealed to the div

Former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi is to be named as the new United Nations and Arab League peace envoy to Syria in place of Kofi Annan, diplomats said Thursday.

An official announcemen