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Lavrov: More chemical attacks in Syria likely

Mon Sep 30, 2013 17:22:11

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned against additional chemical attacks in Syria by foreign-backed Syrian militants.

Iran offered anti-WMD rider in Syria resolution :Lavrov

Mon Sep 30, 2013 13:56:18

International watchdog’s far-reaching decision on Syria that urges all non-signatories of the Chemical Weapons Convention to join the treaty was actually proposed by Iran, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov has revealed.

UN chemical probe team wraps up Syria mission

Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:03:16

UN chemical experts wrapped up their investigation of seven alleged chemical attacks in Syria as disarmament teams prepared to visit the country to act on Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons.

UN Security Council seeks action on Syria aid

Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:42:42

The UN Security Council is considering a statement to try to boost aid access in Syria by urging Syrian authorities to help cross-border deliveries from neighboring countries and asking parties to the conflict to hold humanitarian pauses in the fighting.

Wave of terrorist attacks rocks Baghdad

Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:55:48

A string of at least five bomb attacks has rocked Shia districts of Iraqi capital, leaving scores of people dead, Al Alam reports.

Israel restless over US’ Iran engagement policy

Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:15:08

Can US President Barack Obama resist the Israeli pressure over Iran and continue his Iran engagement policy with a serious intent? This is a key question that will most likely be clarified in the immediate future, in light of Israeli Prime Minister’s Washington visit this week and the flurry of pre-visit Israeli propaganda aimed at Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, who had a highly successful trip to New York to attend the UN General Assembly summit last week.

Assad: Syria won’t negotiate with al-Qaeda offshoots

Mon Sep 30, 2013 07:58:22

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has ruled out the possibility of negotiations with al-Qaeda-linked militant groups, who are the main forces fighting to topple the government in the Arab country.

Suicide bomber kills 27 at Iraq Shiite mosque

Sun Sep 29, 2013 20:32:25

A suicide bomber has targeted mourners at a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad, killing 27 people, police and a doctor say, the latest in a series of attacks on funerals.

Militants kill six in capital of Iraqi Kurdish region: video

Sun Sep 29, 2013 17:53:33

Militants have killed six people in the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, officials say, in a rare attack on an area usually spared violence plaguing the country.

Iran will not suspend uranium enrichment: Deputy FM

Sun Sep 29, 2013 16:22:40

Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs has ruled out the possibility that the Islamic Republic may halt its uranium enrichment activities.

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