syria
Russia still suspects Syria attack was a “provocation”: Lavrov
World
September 17, 2013
Russia still suspects Syria attack was a “provocation”: Lavrov
A report by U.N. inspectors who investigated an 21 August chemical weapons attack in Syria leaves no doubt about the…
Egypt will not work to besiege Gaza, foreign minister says
Egypt
September 16, 2013
Egypt will not work to besiege Gaza, foreign minister says
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said Egypt will not adopt policies that work to besiege the Gaza Strip, however, it will…
U.S., France, Britain to press Assad on chemical arms
World
September 16, 2013
U.S., France, Britain to press Assad on chemical arms
The United States, France and Britain agreed on Monday to step up pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to stick to…
Arab League welcomes U.S.-Russian agreement on Syria
Egypt
September 15, 2013
Arab League welcomes U.S.-Russian agreement on Syria
Arab League Chief Nabil al-Araby welcomed the U.S.-Russian agreement over chemical weapons in Syria as a step to pave the…
Syrian opposition elects moderate Islamist Ahmad Tumeh as PM
Egypt
September 14, 2013
Syrian opposition elects moderate Islamist Ahmad Tumeh as PM
The opposition Syrian National Coalition elected moderate Islamist Ahmad Tumeh as provisional prime minister on Saturday, entrusting him with the…
Assad says chemical handover not result of U.S. threat
Egypt
September 12, 2013
Assad says chemical handover not result of U.S. threat
Syria decided to cede control of its chemical weapons because of a Russian proposal and not the threat of U.S.…
U.S. strike on Syria would up-end world order: Putin
World
September 12, 2013
U.S. strike on Syria would up-end world order: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday that unilateral U.S. military action could unleash chaos as the former Cold War rivals…
Syria accepts Russian chemical weapons proposal
World
September 10, 2013
Syria accepts Russian chemical weapons proposal
The Syrian government has accepted a Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control to avoid a possible…
Russia plan on Syria arms may be “breakthrough”: Obama
World
September 10, 2013
Russia plan on Syria arms may be “breakthrough”: Obama
President Barack Obama said a Russian plan to head off threatened U.S. strikes on Syria by securing a deal to…