Putin says Russians to start withdrawing from Syria, as peace talks resume MOSCOW/GENEVA: President Vladimir Putin announced out of the blue on Monday that "the main part" of Russian armed forces in Syria would start to withdraw, telling his diplomats to step up the push for peace as UN-mediated talks resumed on ending... Women 15 Mar, 2016
UN imposes harsh new sanctions on N.Korea over its nuclear programme UNITED NATIONS: North Korea faces harsh new UN sanctions to starve it of money for its nuclear weapons programme following a unanimous Security Council vote on Wednesday on a resolution drafted by the United States and Pyongyang's ally... Women 03 Mar, 2016
Germany presses Russia, Ukraine to implement peace deal MUNICH: Germany's foreign minister pressed for progress on a year-old peace plan for eastern Ukraine as he met Saturday with senior officials from Russia, Ukraine and France, saying he hopes that Moscow and Kiev realize that they don't have forever... Women 13 Feb, 2016
Blasts near main Shi�ite shrine in Damascus leave at least 45 dead Amman/Beirut, January 31 At least 45 people were killed and 110 wounded today by a car bomb and two suicide bombers in the Sayeda Zeinab district of Damascus, where Syria’s holiest Shi’ite shrine is located, the interior ministry said. Sunni... Women 01 Feb, 2016
Blasts close to Damascus' main Shi'ite shrine kill 30 BEIRUT: At least thirty people were killed and scores wounded on Sunday when two suicide bombers blew them themselves up in the Sayeda Zeinab district of Damascus, where Syria's holiest Shi'ite shrine is located, the interior ministry said. State... Women 31 Jan, 2016
Stage is set for Syria peace talks as opposition arrives in Geneva GENEVA/AMMAN: A delegation from Syria's main opposition group arrived in Geneva on Saturday to join UN-mediated peace talks, demanding President Bashar al-Assad's government be made to comply with a UN resolution on humanitarian aid and human... Women 31 Jan, 2016
Bombings kill 20 in Syria as peace talks invitations go out GENEVA: Multiple bombings struck a government-run checkpoint in the central Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding over a hundred amid intense political jockeying ahead of UN-backed peace talks scheduled to begin in... Women 26 Jan, 2016
Russia urges for including Kurds in Syria talks MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday argued strongly against Turkey's demand to keep a leading Kurdish group out of Syria's peace talks, and said it expects the UN envoy to resist what he called "blackmail" by Turkey and others, reflecting sharp differences... Women 26 Jan, 2016
Kerry confident about Syria talks Riyadh, January 23 US Secretary of State John Kerry said today he was confident Syria peace talks would proceed, after he held talks with Gulf Cooperation Council states in Saudi Arabia. “We are confident that with good initiative in the next... Women 24 Jan, 2016
UN Syria ceasefire plan: Who is a terrorist? WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS: A UN plan to suspend Syria's nearly five-year-old civil war calls for listing which militant groups may be fought despite an eventual ceasefire, one of the toughest issues vexing diplomats trying to end the conflict. A UN... Women 31 Dec, 2015
Saudi-led air strikes kill 19 Yemeni civilians: residents DUBAI: Saudi-led air strikes killed 19 Yemeni civilians in bombings of homes and a market on Sunday, residents said, a day before a UN-brokered ceasefire is set to start ahead of peace talks to end eight months of war. Villagers in al-Hajawara... Women 13 Dec, 2015
Putin calls for broad international anti-terror front MOSCOW: Russia's President Vladimir Putin called Thursday for a broad international front against terrorism and accused Turkey of trading oil with the Islamic State group. Speaking in his state-of-the-nation address televised live, Putin called... Women 03 Dec, 2015
