The Syrian opposition coalition has conditionally agreed to attend Geneva II conference designed to end the country’s bloody confict, a statement reaching here said on Monday. “A consensus has been reached among the coalition members about the need to take part in the Geneva II conference,” the Syrian National Coalition …

Russia’s foreign and defence ministers will travel to Cairo next week for joint talks with their Egyptian counterparts about weapons sales and political relations, a Russian official said on Friday. Moscow’s foreign ministry spokesman said the “2+2” talks will be held on Wednesday and Thursday and for the first time …

The Serbian government and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia-Herzegovina signed in Belgrade on Thursday a security agreement. The deal will allow for “an even better cooperation between the two countries in the battle against crime and in raising the level of their economic cooperation,” it was announced.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said on Friday that parliamentary elections would be held “between February and March”, to be followed by a presidential vote in “early summer.” The elections will replace the leaders appointed after the army ousted elected president Mohamed Mursi in July. Fahmy’s comments to Reuters in an interview were the most specific …

“There is no difference between Zintan and capital Tripoli,” Saif told the country’s Alaseema TV in his first television appearance under detention. Libyan Attorney General Abdel Kader Radwan recently issued a request to the court in Zintan to hand over Saif al-Islam in order that the Criminal Court should try …

International experts have verified all but one of Syria’s 23 declared chemical weapons sites after viewing a video presented by the Syrian government showing the destruction of a facility in the country’s

Rwanda will deploy 140 police officers to reinforce the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, an official statement said Thursday. The maiden contingent, including 17 female police officers, will serve for one year in the West African nation.

A senior Albanian official said Thursday a EU delegation will make a key assessment of the country’s readiness for EU candidate country status, which could be an opportunity for Brussels to know the Balkan country better. Albanian Minister of European Integration Klajda Gjosha made the remarks while meeting with the …

The eighth round of Vietnam-India strategic national defense dialogue was convened in Vietnam’s southern Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, which was co-chaired by Vietnamese deputy defense minister Nguyen Chi Vinh and Indian

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a working visit to Armenia on December 1st or 2nd. Economic, political and strategic issues will be on the presidential meeting agenda, among other areas to be discussed. Yerevan will host an Armenian-Russian business forum on December 1 through 4, with Russian delegation to include 500 …