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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 647

Lakhdar Brahimi

Former United Nations (UN) secretary-general Kofi Annan poses during a photo session in Paris, December 11, 2017. (JOEL SAGET/AFP)
December 12, 2017, 4:57 pm
Leaders needed to fix global ‘mess,’ says Kofi Annan
Members of The Elders group speak about the state of international affairs in the era of the Trump administration
By Katy Lee and Adam PLOWRIGHT
UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks during a news conference after closing the second round of negotiation between the Syrian government and the opposition at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, February 15, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)
June 21, 2017, 6:38 am
At Security Council, diplomat cites Gazan who likened Strip to ‘concentration camp’
Algerian speaker says international community must protect Palestinians; Israeli envoy Danon blasts ‘malicious blood libel’
By ToI Staff
Syrian civil defense volunteers, known as the White Helmets, dig through the debris following an earlier airstrike in the Jallum neighborhood of Aleppo, on August 20, 2016. (AFP/Thaer Mohammed)
September 3, 2016, 1:53 pm
Stalled talks, rising violence jeopardize UN Syria mediation
UN special envoy says Assad now ‘clearly has a strategy’ to force local surrenders and evacuations
By Jamey Keaten
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, meets with Staffan de Mistura, new Special Envoy for Syria, in July 2014. (photo credit: UN/Eskinder Debebe)
September 9, 2014, 9:31 pm
New UN envoy begins first visit to Syria
Italian diplomat Staffan de Mistura takes over failed three-year efforts to end war
By Albert Aji
This image made from video posted by Iraqi0Revolution, a group supporting the al-Qaeda breakaway Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, shows an attack on a base north of Tikrit, Iraq. (photo credit: AP Photo/Iraqi0Revolution via AP video)
June 15, 2014, 5:11 pm
Iraq hits militants as Brahimi blames neglect of Syria
Former UN envoy says international community’s failure to act in region contributed to escalation across border
By AFP
Amr Moussa speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, on Aug. 6, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)
May 31, 2014, 5:12 pm
Amr Moussa reportedly considered for Syria envoy role
Former Arab League chief and presidential candidate may forgo post in Sissi government to replace Lakhdar Brahimi
By Spencer Ho and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department in Washington on May 13, 2014. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad)
May 14, 2014, 4:26 pm
Kerry heads for Syria talks just as UN envoy quits
US secretary of state also to meet with PA president in London to discuss suspended peace talks
By AFP
Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, in November 2012 (photo credit: AP/Richard Drew)
May 13, 2014, 8:04 pm
With Syrian war still raging, UN peace envoy to step down
Lakhdar Brahimi will leave post after two fruitless years of trying to reach end to fighting between Assad regime, rebels
By AP
Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, second right, attends the opening session of the Arab League Summit in Bayan Palace, Kuwait City, Tuesday, March 25, 2014 (file photo credit: AP/Nasser Waggi)
March 26, 2014, 5:10 pm
Arab summit backs Syria political solution
Gulf leaders urge international community to arm rebels fighting against President Assad
By AFP
UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi listens during a press briefing at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 24, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Anja Niedringhaus)
March 15, 2014, 6:42 am
Brahimi heads to Iran to break stalemate in Syria talks
With negotiations ‘in crisis,’ UN mediator seeks Tehran’s help in encouraging Assad regime to take more constructive approach
By AP
UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks during a news conference after closing the second round of negotiation between the Syrian government and the opposition at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, February 15, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)
March 14, 2014, 3:05 pm
Syria says UN envoy ‘exceeded authority’ in vote plan criticism
Lakhdar Brahimi had slammed parliament approval of law that would bar exiled opposition members from running for president
By AFP
Syrian President Bashar Assad (center right), visits a shelter of internally displaced people in the Damascus suburb of Adra, Syria, on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. (photo credit: AP)
March 14, 2014, 2:24 pm
Syria: No to negotiations, no to elections
Arab columnist blasts those who praise al-Nusra Front ‘only because they fight Assad’
By Elhanan Miller
UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi listens during a press briefing at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 24, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Anja Niedringhaus)
March 13, 2014, 6:56 pm
UN mediator says Damascus ‘delaying’ peace talks
Lakhdar Brahimi reportedly says Assad’s reelection, likely to occur this year, would complicate peace efforts
By AFP
Illustrative photo of a bombing in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo (Photo credit: Baraa aL-Halabi/AFP)
February 19, 2014, 11:20 am
UN chief ‘convinced’ talks are best course for Syria
Security Council discusses resolution on humanitarian situation, but Russia continues to reject threat of sanctions
By AFP
US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) introduces his staff before a meeting with ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh in Jakarta on Sunday, February 16, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/Evan Vucci)
February 17, 2014, 9:45 am
Kerry slams Russia for ‘enabling’ Assad’s reign
Secretary of state lumps Moscow together with Iran and Hezbollah, accuses Syria regime of ‘stonewalling’ talks
By AFP
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