syria
Fahmy and EU’s Ashton discuss bilateral relations
Egypt
October 2, 2013
Fahmy and EU’s Ashton discuss bilateral relations
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy on Wednesday discussed a range of issues facing Egypt with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton,…
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,…
Assad says Syria will respect U.N. chemical weapons accords: Italian TV
Egypt
September 29, 2013
Assad says Syria will respect U.N. chemical weapons accords: Italian TV
Syria will respect United Nations accords on chemical weapons, President Bashar al-Assad told Italian television station RaiNews24 on Sunday. "We joined…
UN Security Council demands elimination of Syria chemical arms
Egypt
September 28, 2013
UN Security Council demands elimination of Syria chemical arms
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday that demands the eradication of Syria’s chemical weapons but does not…
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…
Syria rebels reject opposition coalition, call for Islamic leadership
World
September 25, 2013
Syria rebels reject opposition coalition, call for Islamic leadership
Thousands of Syrian rebels have broken with the Western-backed coalition to form a new Islamist force that may pressure President…
Renewed push at U.N. for Syria resolution followed by peace talks
World
September 25, 2013
Renewed push at U.N. for Syria resolution followed by peace talks
U.S. President Barack Obama appealed to the United Nations on Tuesday to back tough consequences for Syria if it refuses…
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…
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…