UN to HTS leader: Syria must have a ‘credible’ transition

DAMASCUS: The United Nations told the leader of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham group which toppled Bashar Assad that Syria must have a “credible and inclusive” transition. The UN special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen who arrived in Damascus on Sunday, has met Abu Mohammed Al-Golani — who now goes under his real name Ahmed Al-Sharaa — Pedersen’s office said Monday in a statement on Telegram. He also met interim prime minister Mohammed Al-Bashir, it said.