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Air strike kills Syrian family of nine in rebel-held Ghouta: monitor
Middle East
February 26, 2018
Air strike kills Syrian family of nine in rebel-held Ghouta: monitor
A family of nine was killed in a Syrian government strike on eastern Ghouta, a war monitor said on Monday,…
Syrian government to blame for April sarin attack: U.N. report
Middle East
October 27, 2017
Syrian government to blame for April sarin attack: U.N. report
The Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad is to blame for a chemical attack on the opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun…
Syria fighting largely halts as agreement kicks in
Middle East
February 27, 2016
Syria fighting largely halts as agreement kicks in
Fighting appeared to stop across most areas of western Syria on Saturday after a landmark "cessation of hostilities" came into…
UPDATE: Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay win U.N. council seats
Egypt
October 15, 2015
UPDATE: Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine, Uruguay win U.N. council seats
Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Uruguay and Ukraine were elected to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, pitting Kiev against veto-power…
Libya, Egypt ask UN to lift arms embargo to fight Islamic State
Egypt
February 19, 2015
Libya, Egypt ask UN to lift arms embargo to fight Islamic State
Libya and Egypt asked the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on Libya, impose a…
Sisi says Egypt eyes UNSC membership
Egypt
October 29, 2014
Sisi says Egypt eyes UNSC membership
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that Egypt is specifically interested in obtaining a seat at the United Nation’s Security…
North Korea suspends last project with South, Putin cites Chernobyl
World
April 8, 2013
North Korea suspends last project with South, Putin cites Chernobyl
North Korea suspended its sole remaining major project with the South on Monday, after weeks of threats against the United…
Russia says West to blame for arms used by Mali rebels
World
January 23, 2013
Russia says West to blame for arms used by Mali rebels
Russia said Wednesday that the rebels fighting French and African troops in Mali are the same fighters the West armed…
Syria rejects talk of ‘civil war’ talk as fighting rages
World
August 20, 2012
Syria rejects talk of ‘civil war’ talk as fighting rages
Syria rejected Monday new peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's comments labeling the conflict a civil war, as fighting rocked the cradle of…