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The Iraqi Ambassador to Serbia, Falah Abdul Hassan, discussed with the Serbian Parliament Speaker the mutual relations.
Read More »Turkey asks Iran for assistance to release kidnapped pilots
Turkey has requested Iran’s assistance to release the Turkish pilots kidnapped in Lebanon last week, according a Lebanese media report.
Read More »Turkey closes Beirut offices after kidnap of its two pilots
Turkey has closed its cultural centre and commercial office in Beirut after the kidnap of two Turkish Airlines pilots, Ankara’s ambassador to Lebanon said on Monday.
Read More »Syrian rebel commander visits Latakia province
The head of the rebel Free Syrian Army has visited the coastal province of Latakia, according to video footage, a show of force in President Bashar al-Assad’s family’s home province. Several villages in Latakia, which is a stronghold of Assad’s
Read More »Russia expects intl conference on Syria after September
Moscow foresees the international conference on Syria could start after September only, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said Monday. “It would hardly happen in September, because there will be other events, for instance, the UN General Assembly’s ministerial week,” he said.
Read More »Russian FM says dialogue is the only solution for Syrian conflict
The only way to end the ongoing violence in Syria lies in dialogue, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the UN-Arab League joint envoy to Syria
Read More »Turkey to withdraw peacekeepers from Lebanon
Spokesperson of the United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon (UNIFIL) Andrea Tenenti said on Friday Turkey will withdraw troops deployed in south Lebanon by September. Turkey would meanwhile maintain its maritime presence in the area, Tenenti said.
Read More »Ban Ki-moon urges political solution for Syrian conflict
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need to find a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Syria as well as to renew momentum for the holding of an international conference to achieve that goal, as he discussed the crisis with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Read More »Russia rejects Saudi proposal to abandon Assad
Moscow has rejected a Saudi proposal to abandon Syria’s president in return for a huge arms deal and a pledge to boost Russian influence in the Arab world. On July 31, President Vladimir Putin, a strong backer of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, met Saudi Arabia’s influential
Read More »Turkish PM exchanged views on Syria and Egypt over phone with British counterpart
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation with his British counterpart David Cameron on Tuesday.
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