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Saudi Arabia scrapped UN speech in protest over Syria and Israel
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Saudi Arabia scrapped UN speech in protest over Syria and Israel

Saudi Arabia’s frustration at international inaction over Syria and the Palestinians led it to cancel its speech at the United…
Syria’s Assad will remain in office: minister
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Syria’s Assad will remain in office: minister

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad will remain in office, and has the right to decide to run for reelection next year,…
Chemical weapons watchdog to begin Syria inspections next week
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Chemical weapons watchdog to begin Syria inspections next week

Experts from the world's chemical weapons watchdog will begin inspecting Syria's stockpile of toxic munitions by Tuesday, according to a…
Russia says ready to help guard Syria chemical weapons sites: agencies
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Russia says ready to help guard Syria chemical weapons sites: agencies

Russia is ready to help guard Syria’s chemical weapons sites when President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical arms stockpiles and factories are…
Russia says hopes for UN resolution on Syria this week
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Russia says hopes for UN resolution on Syria this week

Moscow hopes the UN Security Council will agree to a resolution this week to support a deal for Syria to…
Syria’s Assad criticises U.S. threat of strikes: China TV
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Syria’s Assad criticises U.S. threat of strikes: China TV

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad criticised the United States for threatening to attack Syria over its chemical weapons programme, saying it…
U.S. “blackmailing” Russia over Syria: Lavrov
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U.S. “blackmailing” Russia over Syria: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday accused the United States of blackmailing Russia to support a tough UN resolution…
Syrian opposition tells UN willing to attend Geneva conference
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Syrian opposition tells UN willing to attend Geneva conference

The president of the opposition Syrian Coalition, Ahmad Jarba, said the group would attend a proposed Geneva conference to end…
UN says chemical arms report on Syria attack ‘indisputable’
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UN says chemical arms report on Syria attack ‘indisputable’

The United Nations on Wednesday defended a report by UN chemical weapons experts that Russia has criticized as “one-sided,” saying…
Russia still suspects Syria attack was a “provocation”: Lavrov
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Russia still suspects Syria attack was a “provocation”: Lavrov

A report by U.N. inspectors who investigated an 21 August  chemical weapons attack in Syria leaves no doubt about the…
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