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A new international group has been formed called ‘The Friends of Syria’. They are scheduled to meet for the first time on Friday. This group has been created in response to a veto on the United Nations Security Council by both Russia and China...
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Bashar Ja'afari (C), Syria's Ambassador to the United Nations is greeted by Antonio de Aguiar Patriota (2nd L), Foreign Minister of Brazil, Edward Luck (L), Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, and Maria Luiza... View Photo »
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The Arab League and their monitors failed in their mission and though we respect and appreciate our Arab brothers for their efforts, we think they are incapable of improving conditions in Syria or resisting this regime
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Assad said on Monday that some foreign countries are fueling unrest in Syria by supporting and funding armed terrorist groups fighting against the government. He said that they are blocking attempts to end months of unrest in the country and preventing...
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Dakota, said lining up international support will be key, as will unifying the splintered Syrian opposition. The problem is that we dont have a whole lot of tools in our toolbox to pressure Russia and China. We have to make it clear that were going to...
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At the State Department, spokeswoman Victoria Nuland used nearly identical language to describe the administration's evolving position. "From our perspective, we don't believe that it makes sense to contribute now to the further militarization of...
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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 a UN officer stands guard at Quneitra Crossing between Syria and the Golan Heights. In the snow-covered villages of the Golan Heights, captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, Druze are quietly breaking a... View Photo »
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It is certainly a topic he would cover in debate prep, particularly in terms of Syria. I believe what he’s mentioned it before its been in terms of coping with the Syria crisis and then also as I said as a NATO ally
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But it remains unclear what form the assistance would take. Both US bodies made statements yesterday saying that new tactics would have to be adopted in order to curtail Regime forces’ bombardment of the city of Homs. White House Press Secretary
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“A lot of Israel’s water is not from natural resources,” Shor said. “Israel reuses 72 percent of its water.” Because of a lack of natural resources, Shor said water has been a source of contention in certain regions. The Golan Heights, a territory...
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Syria (Arabic: سوريا or سورية ), officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية ), is a country in the Middle East, bordering Lebanon to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north. The modern state of Syria attained independence from the French mandate of Syria in... Full Article
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