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Syrian forces seized the strategic northern town of Ariha on Tuesday, an opposition group said, in a move that would open the supply line between the coastal stronghold and pockets of army control in a region that is largely rebel controlled.
Read More »Indian High Commissioner meets Pakistani official to discuss Line of Control situation
The Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, T.C.A. Raghavan met with Adviser to Pakistani Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and National Security, Sartaj Aziz at the Foreign Office on Tuesday to discuss situation at the Line of Control (Loc) and other matters of mutual interest.
Read More »Bulgaria says it hosts 1,400 refugees from Syria
“Up to present the number of the refugees from Syria runs to 1,400,” said Bulgarian Minister of Interior Affairs Tsvetlin Yovchev said at a briefing. Minister Yovchev is head of the National
Read More »Georgian FM says Karabakh conflict is important for entire region
Resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains a challenge for Georgia and the entire region, Georgian FM said on Monday.
Read More »Georgian PM calls for strengthening of relations with neighbor states
Georgian Prime Minister says his country needs to strengthen bilateral political and economic cooperation with Armenia, Turkey and Azerbaijan. Addressing the annual 3-day meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions to Georgia that kicked off Monday, Sept 2, Mr. Bidzina Ivanishvili reminded
Read More »Israel says a missile experiment is the cause for Russian reports
Israel’s Defense Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday admitting to have successfully tested an ” Ankor” target missile in the Mediterranean Sea, following a Russian report of two ballistic missiles launched in the area.
Read More »Panel of Egyptian judges recommended on Monday the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood
A panel of Egyptian judges recommended Monday the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood, adding momentum to a push by authorities to ban the ousted president’s main backer and a pillar of political Islam in the region.
Read More »Russia says it detected launch of two missiles in Mediterranean
Russia on Tuesday announced that its missile early warning system had detected the launch of two missiles from the central part of the Mediterranean Sea fired towards the Sea’s eastern coastline.
Read More »UN says more than two million Syrians have left the country
More than two million Syrians have now fled their war-ravaged country, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, lamenting the nearly 10-fold increase from a year ago. “Syria is haemorrhaging women, children and men who cross borders often with little more than the clothes on their backs,” the UNHCR said in …
Read More »Barack Obama works for building support on Syria action
The White House battled Monday for congressional authorization to bomb Syria, as two top Republicans warned that a “no” vote after President Barack Obama had threatened action would be catastrophic.
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