Kerry in Abu Dhabi for Syria Talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in the United Arab Emirates for talks Monday focusing on the situation in Syria. He is meeting with Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on the first leg of a trip that will also include a stop in Israel. The UAE has been a part of a renewed effort by multiple countries to push for a political resolution to the situation in Syria, where fighting has killed more than 250,000 people since March 2011. The most recent...

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