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Russia threatens to veto U.N.Ssyria draft - diplomat

Russia told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday it would veto a disputed draft resolution backing an Arab League ...

Syria clashes near Damascus, league eyes UN

Fierce clashes broke out near the Syrian capital on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad`s opponents sought to crank up ...

UN security council meets on Syria draft

The UN Security Council on Friday met behind closed doors to discuss a Western-Arab draft resolution on Syria with the ...

GCC to pull Syria observers, urge world pressure

Gulf Arab states will pull out their observers sent to Syria as part of an Arab League mission, they announced in a ...

Canada backs Arab League plan on assad departure

Canada supports the Arab League plan for an immediate departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and urges the UN ...

Russia rejects sanctions, foreign troops in Syria crisis

Russia, a permanent veto-wielding member of the UN Security Council, will reject any use of sanctions or deployment of ...

UN expresses concern about settlement violence, Gaza border crossing

Valerie Amos, UN under- secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, said here ...

Iran ready to start nuclear talks: Turkey`s fm

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Wednesday said both the European Union and Iran have expressed their ...

Turkey vows to strengthen economic ties with Iran

Turkish environment ministry expressed the country`s determination to strengthen its commercial and economic relations ...

US troubled at `alarming` attacks in S. Sudan

The United States voiced concern Tuesday at the latest deadly inter-ethnic clashes in South Sudan, which it said had ...

U.S. says Russia-proposed resolution on Syria needs amendment

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that the Russia-proposed UN draft resolution on Syria still needed amendment ...

Russia opposes possible militery deployment to Syria

Russia won`t support a possible deployment of Arab League peacekeepers to Syria because the alliance lacks legal ...

Syria to let monitors stay, Obama ups pressure

Syria is ready to let Arab monitors extend their mission beyond this week, an Arab League source said, but U.S. ...

Ban urges action on Syria regime hit by defections

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the Security Council to act on Syria as President Bashar al-Assad came under new ...

Russia slams Iran sanctions, holds firm on Syria attention

Russia warned the West on Friday that new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme will be seen by the world ...