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Syria vows `free elections`

Syria vowed on Saturday to hold "free and transparent" elections by the end of 2011 as Arab states in the Gulf joined ...

Foreign investors willing to invest in Islamic gas pipeline

Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Javad Oji said on Thursday seven foreign investors have ...

Syria: Homs activists call for Ramadan protests

Syrian activists said they have called for daily protests during the holy Ramadan month to start on Monday. ...

Syria recognises Palestinian state

The Syrian foreign ministry said Monday that Damascus recognises a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its ...

Syria opposition group form council to counter Assad

A meeting of Syrian opposition figures in Istanbul ended late on Saturday with the election of a 25-member National ...

Clinton to visit Turkey, Greece, India

U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton will visit Turkey, Greece and India on July 15-19.On July 15-16 Clinton will be ...

Syrian regime must reform, says US ambassador

If the Syrian regime does not quickly address local protesters` demands for reform "the street will wash them away," ...

Syria envoy summoned over filming of US protests

Washington summoned the Syrian ambassador for talks this week after reports that embassy staff had filmed US protests ...

Ten countries wish to study RI`s hajj prilgrimage management

As many as ten foreign countries are interested in and wish to study Indonesia`s ways in managing hajj pilgrimage ...

US slaps sanctions on Syrian security body

Washington said Wednesday it was setting sanctions on Syria`s Political Security Directorate for human rights abuses, ...

Assad serious about making changes: U.S. congressman

A U.S. congressman said Tuesday that the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is serious about making changes, voicing ...

Syria regime, opposition, to talk on July 10: Sana

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad`s regime has called members of the opposition and intellectuals for July 10 talks on ...

News Focus: RI voices NAM`s concern about nuclear weapons threat

As the Coordinator of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)`s Working Group on Disarmament, Indonesia has been very active ...

Poor countries host 80% of world`s refugees: UN report

An estimated 80 per cent of the world?s refugees now live in developing countries and yet anti-refugee sentiment is ...

Leadership row delays Palestinian unity government

Disagreement over who should be the next Palestinian premier is holding up the creation of a unity government agreed ...