Special Envoy

After seven envoys in nine years, is the UN failing Libya?

A change in the UN’s approach and strategy is needed, not its personnel.

Russia is working with Syria's Assad to move militia to Libya, says US

US special envoy for Syria, Jim Jeffrey, said the Libyan conflict could even get more complicated, adding "the Russians are working with Assad to transfer militia fighters, possibly third country, possibly Syrian, to Libya, as well as equipment."

Why is Washington so discreet about the US-Taliban deal?

Top US negotiator, Zalmay Khalilzad is known to have connections with shadowy figures in Afghanistan and experts are struggling to understand what exactly he has agreed with the Taliban.

Will the US take on a bigger role in Libya?

Publicly, the US backs the UN-backed government in Tripoli. It's time it starts showing that support.

UK growth forecast slashed on eve of Brexit

The British economy would expand by only 0.8 percent this year, the Bank of England said, down sharply on its previous 1.2-per cent forecast.

Pakistan walks a tightrope as US-Iran tensions boil over

An escalated conflict between the US and Iran will reverberate in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Afghan official calls for Taliban ceasefire as proof control of forces

Afghanistan's national security advisor Hamdullah Mohib, a strong critic of earlier US-Taliban negotiations that excluded his government, said the Taliban no longer operate as a cohesive body and some commanders may have joined Daesh.

Gulf concessions to Israel have yielded nothing in return

Several Gulf states have violated every negotiating tactic in their dealings with Israel and are giving away the keys to a kingdom that isn't theirs to give.

Turkey, US discuss speeding up establishment of northern Syria safe zone

Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin and the US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien also discuss other issues including bilateral trade target of $100 billion annually, counter-terrorism.

Xenophobic attacks in South Africa spur reprisals across Africa

The roots of this violence and anti-immigrant sentiments run deep and a mélange of factors collide, dissolve and divide, often crisscrossing social, economic and political lines.

Mozambique rivals hail 'new era' as they sign landmark peace deal

Mozambique's president and the leader of the country's main opposition group signed a new peace accord Tuesday, pledging to end years of violence and facilitate elections in the fall.

Is France pushing Libya into further conflict?

France's pursuit of its own long term interests in Libya is fueling the conflict and undermining the UN-backed peace process.