National UN Envoy Announces Start of Talks Aimed at Achieving Return to Political Track on Syria by Gary Kopycinski on May 5, 2015 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura (right) and Ambassador Hussam Edin Aala of Syria arriving for the Geneva consultations on Syria at UN Headquarters. UN Photo/Violaine Martin