The US State Department has turned down a request by a Syrian delegation to meet a top US official after initially saying the meeting would happen.

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US State Department on Wednesday backed out of rare talks with a visiting Syrian delegation, citing conflicting schedules as among

In an abrupt about-face, the State Department on Wednesday scrubbed plans to meet with a visiting delegation from Syria, a meeting that could have signaled

Beirut / Washington - Damascus suffered a setback in Washington Tuesday as the State Department back peddled on a meeting between a visiting Syrian

A senior Syrian negotiator due in the US capital this week has canceled his trip, according to one of the organizations due to host him and his Syrian

A top Syrian negotiator has cancelled visit to the US at the last minute, declining to meet US officials for talks between the two countries.

Syrian lead negotiator with Israeli officials in Turkey and legal adviser to the Syrian foreign ministry Riad Daoudi, seen here in 2005, a key official in a