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Saudi Arabia scrapped UN speech in protest over Syria and Israel
World
October 3, 2013
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
World
October 1, 2013
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
World
September 27, 2013
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
World
September 26, 2013
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
Egypt
September 24, 2013
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
World
September 23, 2013
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
World
September 22, 2013
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
World
September 22, 2013
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’
World
September 18, 2013
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
World
September 17, 2013
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…