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Kofi Annan, Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria gives a press conference in Geneva to announce his resignation, on August 2. Annan resigned after his peace plan failed to prevent further fighting between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad.
Blair could have prevented Iraq war, says Annan
AFP 29 Sep 2012
  Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was the only person capable of turning George Bush against the 2003...
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby attends the Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo on 12 February 2012. Arab states will end an Arab observer mission to Syria and call on the UN Security Council to send an international peacekeeping force to end violence there, according to a draft resolution obtained by Reuters on Sunday. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Arab League head meets with Syrian opposition
Al-Masry Al-Youm 27 Aug 2012
  Arab League head Nabil al-Araby met with a delegation from the Syrian opposition on Monday to discuss the...
United Nations and Arab League special envoy to Syria Kofi Annan (L) and Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi (R) hold a press conference at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, March 8, 2012. Days ahead of his trip to Damascus, the former UN chief urged the Syrian opposition to cooperate to resolve the conflict that has left thousands dead in the past year.
Frustrated Annan quits as Syria peace envoy
Reuters 03 Aug 2012
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is quitting as international peace envoy for Syria, frustrated by "finger-...
World outrage at Syria 'massacre', but no action
Reuters 14 Jul 2012
The United States has branded Syria's leaders murderers after an attack on a village by President Bashar al-Assad...
Arab League warns against 'ethnic cleansing' in Syria
Al-Masry Al-Youm 14 Jul 2012
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby condemned on Saturday morning “the heinous crime committed against...
A handout picture released by the official website of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows the latter speaking in Tehran.
US rejects idea Iran plays 'positive' role in Syria
AFP 11 Jul 2012
Washington insisted Tuesday that it sees no role for Iran in resolving the conflict in Syria, in an implicit rebuff to...
Annan and Assad agree political approach for Syria
Reuters 09 Jul 2012
DAMASCUS — UN peace envoy Kofi Annan said he and President Bashar al-Assad agreed on Monday on an approach to...
Mass burial in Houla, Syria
Syrian opposition rejects UN transition plan
AP 01 Jul 2012
BEIRUT — Syrian opposition groups on Sunday rejected a UN-brokered peace plan for a political transition in Syria...
Kofi Annan
France wants UN to be able to enforce Annan plan
Reuters 14 Jun 2012
France will propose giving the United Nations the power to enforce Kofi Annan's Syrian peace plan, Foreign Minister...
Mass burial in Houla, Syria
Syria accused of new massacre as UN council meets
Reuters 07 Jun 2012
BEIRUT — Syrian troops and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad stood accused by opponents on Thursday...