U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov discussed the civil war in Syria and other matters in their first meeting in Berlin. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the two met for an hour and 45 minutes, spending more than half that time on Syria in what she called a [...]
Syria‘s President Bashar al-Assad – whose armed forces are in the midst of a bloody crackdown on opponents of his rule — has called parliamentary elections for May. The elections – set to take place on 7 May – were announced under a new constitution passed last month. However, Assad’s opponents say the constitution is [...]
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan says he expects the Syria government to respond on Tuesday to his proposals to resolve the country’s deadly unrest from an ongoing crackdown on dissent. “I am expecting to hear from the Syrian authorities today since I have left some concrete proposals for them to consider. Once I receive their [...]
Syrian security forces have resumed their crackdown on the protest hub of Homs and other cities, a day after authorities in Damascus rejected an Arab League plan calling for U.N. peacekeepers. Activists said tank fire and artillery shelling hit two rebel-held Sunni Muslim neighborhoods in Homs that have spearheaded the 11-month uprising against President Bashar [...]
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN | Tue Feb 7, 2012 12:18pm EST AMMAN (Reuters) – Russia said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad presented reform plans on Tuesday to help end the bloodshed in Syria, but Western and Arab states acted to isolate Assad further as his forces resumed bombarding the protest hotbed of Homs. Russian Foreign [...]
7 February 2012 Last updated at 04:32 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Paul Wood in Homs says there is “nowhere to hide” for the city’s people Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad amid an upsurge in violence in the restive city of [...]
5 February 2012 Last updated at 07:25 ET By Jonathan Marcus BBC Diplomatic Correspondent International efforts to bring pressure to bear on President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria have collapsed in acrimony. Disagreements over the resolution have led to acrimony between the two sides The decision by Russia and China to veto an Arab League-inspired [...]
31 January 2012 Last updated at 23:27 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says people have watched events in Syria unfold “in horror” A day of debate at the United Nations Security Council meeting on Syria has ended without agreement. The council was discussing whether [...]
The Irish Times – Friday, January 20, 2012 MICHAEL JANSEN THE HEAD of Arab League monitors in Syria arrived in Cairo yesterday to report on the initial operations of the mission one month after Damascus agreed to its deployment. An unnamed official said the monitors’ mandate is likely to be extended for another month. “The [...]
Syria has reacted with fury to a call by the UN human rights commissioner for it to face investigation by the international criminal court (ICC) over the killing of more than 5,000 people since the uprising began nine months ago. State TV on Tuesday condemned a “conspiracy” against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad after [...]
In November, when Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the violence in Syria was beginning to resemble a civil war, it was viewed by some as a tactic to protect Moscow’s Arab ally from any possibility of foreign intervention. But a day later, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton echoed the concern. Last week, [...]
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN | Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:36pm EST AMMAN (Reuters) – Russia stood by President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday as Arab and Western countries sought to pile pressure on the Syrian leader to halt a violent crackdown on his opponents. The Arab League has suspended Syria and given it until the [...]
Published by the government of Zimbabwe Farirai Chubvu 10 November 2011 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a report released on Tuesday that “credible” evidence shows that Iran has engaged in efforts relevant to the development of atomic weapons, expressing serious concerns that Iran’s nuclear program might have military purposes. This was the [...]
Debate about a military strike against Iran is dangerous and strengthens the leadership of the Islamic Republic rather than weakening it, Germany’s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told a newspaper. Israeli media have been rife with speculation that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is working to secure cabinet consensus for an attack on Iranian nuclear installations. RELATED:Insight: [...]
(AP) – 1 hour ago MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow is ready to declare thousands of victims of a World War II-era massacre that continues to strain relations with Poland innocent of any crimes, Russia’s foreign policy chief announced Friday. About 2,000 Polish officers and other prisoners were executed by Soviet secret police in the Katyn [...]
Of course this is all highly ambitious – a peace deal within a year – when nothing has changed on the ground and the Americans will have severe domestic concerns for the next 14 months about doing anything to upset Israel. That said, it is not inconceivable that both protagonists will feel they have to [...]
The Irish Times – Monday, September 5, 2011 MICHAEL JANSEN TWELVE PEOPLE were killed during protests across Syria yesterday, said anti-regime local co-ordination committees as the official state news agency reported that six soldiers and three civilians had been slain and 17 wounded in an ambush by armed men on a bus near Hama. The [...]
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UK Prime Minister to Lobby President GoodLuck for Gay People in Nigeria
The Britain Prime Minister, Mr David Cameroon whilst reacting to questions from a Nigerian, Name, Bisi, living in Britain, who asked for his reaction to a bill approved by Nigerian lawmakers last month banning same-sex marriage – setting jail terms of up to 14 years for offenders – and making it illegal to form gay [...]
Death Of Nans Senate President And Four Others In Auto Crash Erc Condoles With Nans And Students
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Condoms, narcotic drugs flood Boko Haram camps
More of the dirty sides of the insurgents’ lifestyle are being revealed as troops continue to stumble on strange and bizarre objects such as several used and unused condoms as well as charms and amulets of various shapes in the captured terrorists camps. Defence spokesman, Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade, who made the revelation, said that [...]
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