Tag: Sochi

New Olympic rights body to weigh issues including transgender athletes

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee said Saturday it was setting up a rights committee chaired by a prominent former UN commissioner to advise it on...

Mattis claims Syria peace congress in Sochi failed

WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary James Mattis claimed this week’s Syrian national dialogue congress in Russia’s Sochi had failed to produce any significant results. "You see,...

Syrian peace conference delegates announce progress in Sochi

SOCHI: Delegates at a Syrian peace conference in Sochi have called for respect for the country’s territorial integrity and said the Syrian people alone...