The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan has made an unannounced visit to Damascus, meeting with the ...

The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong ...

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ICC Prosecutor Khan's office later announced that the visit was made at the invitation of Syria’s transitional government.