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Iran Hopes Qatar’s New Emir to Reconsider Syria Policy
June 27, 2013
TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi on Wednesday expressed hope that Qatar’s new Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will reconsider Qatar’s past policy on Syria, semi-official ...
UN Envoy Doubts Whether Syria Peace Talks Could Take Place in July
June 26, 2013
GENEVA - Delegates from the United Nations, the United States and Russia arrived at the Palais des Nations in Geneva Tuesday afternoon for a new tripartite meeting to further the preparations for the ...
EU Launches Comprehensive Approach on Syria Conflict
June 25, 2013
BRUSSELS - The European Union (EU) on Monday adopted a communication, mapping out a comprehensive EU approach in response to the conflict and its consequences in Syria and its neighboring ...
Further Nuclear Arms Cuts to Involve More Countries: Russian FM
June 23, 2013
MOSCOW - Future talks on nuclear arms reductions would involve all countries that possess nuclear weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said ...
Putin Sees Differences among All G8 Members on Syria
June 22, 2013
SAINT PETERSBURG - Differences over Syria existed among all members of the Group of Eight (G8), not just between Russia and the U.S., Russian President Vladimir Putin told the 17th ...
Israeli PM Urges Iran to Halt Uranium Enrichment
June 20, 2013
JERUSALEM - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel will not accept anything less than the total halt of Iranian uranium ...
China to Constructively Work for Talks on Iran Nuclear Issue
June 19, 2013
BEIJING - China will continue to make constructive efforts to advance peaceful negotiations regarding the Iranian nuclear issue, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said ...
Europe to “Pay the Price” for Arming Syria Rebels: Al-Assad
June 18, 2013
BERLIN - Europe will "pay the price" if it sends arms to Syrian rebel forces, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad warned on Monday in an interview with a German ...
Syria Slams Egypt’s Decision to Cut Off Diplomatic Relations as “Irresponsible”
June 17, 2013
DAMASCUS - A Syrian official source slammed the decision of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to cut off diplomatic relations with Damascus as ...
Rowhani Wins Iranian Presidential Vote
June 16, 2013
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's interior minister said Presidential candidate, Hasan Rowhani, has won the presidential vote, handing a victory to the cleric who gained support of many reform-minded ...
Russia, U.S. to Focus on Syria during G8 Summit
June 15, 2013
MOSCOW - The Syria issue will top the agenda of a planned meeting between Russian and U.S. presidents during the upcoming G8 summit, a Kremlin aide said Friday. “Big attention will be ...
Israeli DM Denies Weapons Sale to Pakistan
June 13, 2013
JERUSALEM - The Israeli Defense Ministry denied a report alleging that it has sold military equipment to Pakistan, Israeli media reported on ...
U.S. Does Not See Russia as Security Threat: Ambassador
June 11, 2013
MOSCOW - Washington does not regard Moscow as a security threat and economy rival, U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said ...
China, U.S. Agree to Build New Type of Relations
June 09, 2013
SUNNYLANDS, United States - Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, agreed on Friday to build a new type of relations between China and the United States which could avoid ...
Russia Could Deploy Peacekeepers in Golan Heights: Putin
June 08, 2013
MOSCOW - Russia is ready to replace the Austrian peacekeepers who are about to leave the Golan Heights, President Vladimir Putin said ...
Syrian Rebels Lose Strategic Town in Boost for Assad
June 06, 2013
QUSAIR, Syria - Syrian government forces and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies seized control of the border town of Qusair on Wednesday, dealing a major defeat to rebel fighters battling to ...
NATO DM Focus on Cyber Security
June 05, 2013
BRUSSELS - NATO defense ministers convened on Tuesday to examine cyber security as a collective defense issue amid mounting concerns over the threat posed by ...
Cyber Security Tops Obama’s Agenda for China Talks
June 04, 2013
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will be looking for signs from China's leader at their upcoming meeting that Beijing is ready to address its reported high-tech spying, which the White House sees as ...
Iran among Top 10 Nuclear Countries: Jalili
June 03, 2013
TEHRAN – Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili has said that Iran is among the top 10 countries that have mastered peaceful nuclear technology despite all the pressures exerted on the ...
More Than 1,000 Iraqis Killed in May Violence: UN
June 02, 2013
BAGHDAD — The United Nations mission to Iraq said Saturday that more than 1,000 people were killed in violence across the country last month — the highest monthly death toll in years. Violence in ...
EU Urges Israel to Stop Settlements Actives
June 01, 2013
BRUSSELS - The foreign policy chief of the European Union (EU) Catherine Ashton on Friday urged Israel to stop its settlements actives. “Settlements are illegal under international law and threaten to ...
China to Further Promote Energy Sustainability
May 30, 2013
VIENNA - China will continue to promote sustainable energy use and green low-carbon development, Liu Lihua, Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology of China said here in ...
Russia, U.S. Remain Divided over Planned Syria Conference
May 29, 2013
MOSCOW - Russia and the United States are still divided over some issues about the international conference on Syria the two have agreed to organize, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said ...
Kerry, Lavrov Meet to Discuss Syrian Peace Talks
May 28, 2013
PARIS - The U.S. and Russian foreign ministers met on Monday to discuss a planned conference aimed at ending Syria’s civil war against a backdrop of widening regional violence and new ...
EU Faces Syria Sanctions Crunch over Push to Arm Rebels
May 27, 2013
BRUSSELS - The European Union may end this week either helping Syrian rebels or the Damascus government they detest, depending on how EU ministers resolve differences over a package of sanctions on ...
Syrian Opposition Resumes Tough Talks on Unity for Peace Push
May 26, 2013
ISTANBUL - Syria's opposition resumed talks on Saturday aimed at closing their fractious ranks, crucial to launching an international peace conference, and government forces pressed an onslaught on a ...
U.S. to Increase Support to Syrian Rebels: Kerry
May 23, 2013
AMMAN - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the U.S. support for Syrian rebels will continue to grow if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad refused to come to peace ...
Syrian Opposition, Govt. Prepare for Peace Talks: Mediator
May 22, 2013
CAIRO - Syria’s opposition and government are preparing to take part in an internationally-sponsored peace conference, the United Nations-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said on ...
‘No Option off Table’ over Syria: Britain
May 21, 2013
LONDON - Britain warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that "no option is off the table" over the possible arming of Syrian rebels and said it would press the ...
Obama to Speak on Legality of Drone Program
May 20, 2013
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterror practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official ...
Iran to Allow Inspectors in after Protocol Signed
May 19, 2013
MOSCOW - Tehran will allow international inspectors to enter its nuclear facilities after a protocol is signed, the Iranian ambassador to Russia said ...
Two Blasts at Iraqi Sunni Mosque Kill 43
May 18, 2013
BAQUBA, Iraq - Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the ...
France Suggests EU Link Easing Syria Arms Embargo to Peace Talks
May 16, 2013
BRUSSELS - France is floating a proposal that the European Union ease an arms embargo for Syrian rebels but delay acting on the decision to intensify pressure on Damascus to negotiate an end to ...
Syrian Refugees in Turkey Exceed 193,000
May 15, 2013
ANKARA - A total of 193,767 Syrian refugees are currently taking shelter in Turkey, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) said ...
EU Provides Additional Aid to Syria
May 14, 2013
BRUSSELS - The European Commission announced on Sunday an additional 65 million euros (84.5 million U.S. dollars) in humanitarian aid to war-torn ...