Bashar al-Ja’afari, the Syrian ambassador to the UN and chief negotiator in Geneva talks ©Reuters
These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:
- Syria’s UN Representative slams the double standards of some countries in preventing the inclusion of several anti-Damascus armed groups in a terror list.
- A US Treasury Department official hints at the possibility of imposing sanctions on Lebanese officials who are members of the resistance movement Hezbollah.
- Saudi Arabia launches fresh airstrikes on Yemen despite the ongoing UN-brokered peace talks aimed at ending the conflict.
- Police in the US state of California make arrests as clashes erupt between supporters and opponents of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
- Muslims in Washington DC hand out roses to fellow Americans to promote peace and unity just ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. We’ll have a report.
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