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NATO chief concerned at US-Europe spending gap

Thu Jan 31, 2013 19:48:02

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday expressed deepening unease at a growing disparity in defense spending between the United States and European allies due to economic pressures on eurozone governments.

Israel strike on Syria 'unacceptable': Russia

Thu Jan 31, 2013 19:09:56

Russia warned on Thursday that any air strike against Syria would be "unacceptable," as the Zionist regime maintained a strict silence on reports it had bombed Syrian targets.

Iran arrests elements of network linked to BBC

Thu Jan 31, 2013 16:20:18

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry says it has arrested several elements cooperating with a Western media network.

Greek workers launch anti-austerity strike

Thu Jan 31, 2013 13:52:49

Public health-care and transport workers launch a 24-hour strike in Greece to protest against the government’s austerity policies.

UK’s backing of al Khalifa regime censured

Tue Jan 29, 2013 18:27:59

Anti-Al Khalifa regime’s activists have staged a gathering in front of Britain’s prime ministerial palace to protest the UK government’s support to the Bahraini regime.

France calls for Syrian govt. downfall

Fri Jan 25, 2013 20:48:33

The French government voices dissatisfaction with the developments unfolding in Syria, calling specifically for the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad’s government. “Things are not moving. The solution that we had hoped for, and by that I mean the fall of Bashar and the arrival of the (opposition) coalition to power, has not happened”, said French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. In December 2012, Fabius had said that the “end is nearing” for the Syrian president. However, he remarkably shifted his stance on the crisis in Syria, stating that the efforts to oust the Syrian government were not getting anywhere. France became the first European country to recognize Syria’s opposition coalition on November 13, 2012. Paris said it would look into the issue of arming the militant groups in Syria. The so-called Syrian National Council (SNC) was formed in November 2012 with Western and Arab backing in Qatar after opposition groups signed a unity agreement to form a new leadership a

Turks protest NATO missiles in Ankara

Tue Jan 22, 2013 21:41:57

Turkish protesters have rallied in the capital, Ankara, to protest against the deployment of NATO Patriot missiles along their country's border with Syria.

Iran, Russia sign MoU to boost security coop

Tue Jan 22, 2013 16:14:16

The Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase security cooperation between the two countries.

British royals spread Islamophobia across Europe

Thu Jan 17, 2013 15:08:24

The history of Islam has gone through sensitive ears in the British Isles, the largest island in Europe, during the reign of rulers such as George Orwell and Elizabeth II, marked with a rise in Islamophobic sentiments.

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