As the first three Israeli hostages held by Hamas were handed over to the Red Cross, Brett McGurk, White House National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the ceasefire agreement is a “detailed and complex arrangement to leave nothing to chance.
Roger Carstens, the White House special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, speaks on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” from Jordan after traveling to Syria to seek information on Austin Tice. In Syria, he said he was “stunned” by the number of prisons that operated under Assad’s rule, making the search for Tice even more … Read more
A UN envoy called on Sunday for a rapid end to Western sanctions against Syria as the country’s new leaders and regional and global powers begin to chart a path forward after the fall of President Bashar Assad. The Syrian government has been subject to strict sanctions from the United States, the European Union and … Read more