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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefs correspondents on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following Security Council consultations.
Peace   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: Ban Ki-moon  
UN chief hopes for Syria conference in early June
MOSCOW — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Syrian civil war will be held in early June. | The U.S.... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Lexington Herald-Leader
In this Sunday, May 5, 2013 image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, men stand near a wrecked helicopter, left, in Deir el-Zour, Syria.
Photos   S Arabia   Syria   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war  
Saudi vies to avoid Afghan-style blowback from Syria
May 19: | Chastened by the experience of Afghanistan, where hundreds of Saudis fought before returning to sow terror at home, the kingdom is battling to avoid similar blowback from the conflict in Syr... (photo: AP / Shaam News Network via AP video)
The Siasat Daily
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, right, speaks during an interview with the Argentine newspaper Clarin and the Argentine state news agency Telam, in Damascus, Syria on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Assad said in the interview he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad and his opponents to negotiate an end to the country's civil war. Syria's Assad - Little chance peace talks would succeed -newspaper
LIMA (Reuters) - Proposed peace talks for Syria would not curb "terrorism" in the country and it is unrealistic to think they would succeed, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an inter... (photo: AP / SANA) The Star
Peace   Photos   Syria   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad  
Syrian citizens pass by a poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, on Monday March 21, 2011. Assad Says He Will Not Step Down
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says in a newspaper interview that he will not step down before next year&aposs elections. | Mr. Assad&aposs comments were published Saturday in the Argentine newspa... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Voa News
Bashar Assad   Photos   Politics   Syria War   Wikipedia: Foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war  
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Dominique Strauss-Khan (left), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), flanked by Alpha Oumar Konare, Chairman of the Commission of the African Union, addresses Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Africa Steering Group press conference. South Sudan Could be Africa Powerhouse: ex-IMF head
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN — South Sudan has the potential to become an economic powerhouse in Africa if the government pursues the right policies, former International Monetary... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Voa News
Africa   Dominique Strauss-Khan   Photos   South Sudan   Wikipedia: Economy of South Sudan  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, unseen, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Ahmadinejad Could Receive 74 Lashes Over Election Filing Appearance
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's constitutional watchdog said Sunday it will seek possible charges against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for allegedly violating rules by accompanyi... (photo: AP / Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) Huffington Post
Elections   Iran   Mahmoud Ahmadinejad   Photos   Wikipedia: Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei  
Chairman of the Iran's Experts Assembly Hashemi Rafsanjani, during a seasonal meeting of the assembly, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 8, 2011. State television says former President Hashemi Rafsanjani has lost his position as the head of the Experts Assembly, a powerful clerical body charged with choosing or dismissing Iran's supreme leader. Iran's cunning Rafsanjani seeks one more shot
BRIAN MURPHY | Associated Press= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Signs on currency exchange shops in Tehran explained why the doors where temporarily shut: Waiting to see if former... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) The Guardian
Election   Iran   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani  
President Barack Obama, right, and first lady Michelle Obama, second from left, along with British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife, Samantha Cameron, wave goodbye at the end of an arrival ceremony March 14, 2012, at the White House. Cameron and Obama's endless Syria conundrum
David Cameron's meeting with President Obama at the White House is likely to be dominated by Syria. Don't hold your breath for any great new announcements. | Th... (photo: US Army / Leroy Council) BBC News
Cameron   Obama   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war  
In this Saturday, April 13, 2013 file photo, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waves to his supporters from behind bars as he attends a hearing in his retrial on appeal in Cairo, Egypt. Mubarak says 'history will view me fairly'
In his first interaction with the media since he was removed from power in February 2011, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's former leader, has said President Mohamed Morsi face... (photo: AP) Al Jazeera
Crime   Egypt   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Hosni Mubarak  
Kuwait Airways Airbus Kuwait Airways to sign $3 billion-plus Airbus deal - paper
KUWAIT (Reuters) - State-run Kuwait Airways will spend 850 million dinars (2 billion pounds) on 25 new Airbus jets and aims to lease a further 13 to upgrade its ageing fl... (photo: Public Domain / Arpingstone) The Guardian
Airline   Kuwait   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Kuwait Airways  
Rand Paul speaking at LPAC 2011 in Reno, Nevada. Rand Paul Blames Hillary Clinton For Benghazi: Is He Prepping For 2016?
Posted: May 11, 2013 | Rand Paul got the political gossip mill churning recently with blistering comments on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the developing ... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore) The Inquisitr
Business   Libya   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Rand Paul  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and his close ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, flash victory signs at the start of their press conference, after registering candidacy of Rahim Mashaei for the upcoming presidential election, at the election headquarters of the interior ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Iran's powerful former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has entered the race for the June presidential election. Simultaneously, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's close confident Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei also signed up in the last minutes before Saturday's registration deadline. Rafsanjani enters presidential race
Iran's powerful former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has entered the race for the June presidential election. | Simultaneously, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's close... (photo: AP / Ebrahim Noroozi) Belfast Telegraph
Business   Photos   Politics   Tehran   Wikipedia: Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei  
The Trincomalee Beach in front of Chaaya Blu Resort, Trincomalee, in July 2010. Trincomalee has some of the most picturesque and scenic beaches found in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka expects boost in Middle East tourists
COLOMBO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka is expecting an increase in tourist arrivals from the Middle East over the next few years and is making arrangements to have the faci... (photo: Creative Commons / Ashraaqwahab) Xinhua
Colombo   Development   Lanka   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Sri Lanka  
Arab Headlines Oil
Sharif faces long string of 'ifs'
Netanyahu takes aim at weapons 'leakage' in Syria
Syrian intervention would be a minefield
115 stranded OFWs in Jordan seek mass repatriation
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika speaks at the Supreme Court in Algiers, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Algeria's president, 72, who led his oil-rich and gas-rich North African nation out of a bloody Islamic insurgency, started clearing the way Wednesday to give himself a third term in office, announcing plans to abolish limits that would have prevented his re-election.
With president ailing, Algeria prepares for end of an era
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EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions boosts jihadist gro
EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions boosts jihadist gro
Iranian President Could Attend Russia’s Gas Forum in July
Turkish PM says no decision yet on further Iran oil import c
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Syrian PM accuses Turkey of conspiracy plot
Syrian army attacks rebel-held town
Syria reportedly holds thousands incommunicado
Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado
In this photo taken by a UN observer, a shell lays in the middle of the street in Homs, Syria, a remnant of the heavy attack levelled on the city this weekend, 11 June, 2012.
Syria conflict: BBC shown 'signs of chemical attack'
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Iran to Affleck: 'Bengo F**k Yourself'
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Islamists Riot in Tunisia After Major Rally is Banned
The Doha Film Institute in Cannes: The Power of Two (Festiva
In this Sunday, May 5, 2013 image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, men stand near a wrecked helicopter, left, in Deir el-Zour, Syria.
Saudi vies to avoid Afghan-style blowback from Syria
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Syrian intervention would be a minefield
The Bigger Meaning of the Syrian Crisis
Jabhat al-Nusra's rising stock in Syria
International meeting on Syria to be held soon: U.N. chief
In this Sunday, May 5, 2013 image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, men stand near a wrecked helicopter, left, in Deir el-Zour, Syria.
Saudi vies to avoid Afghan-style blowback from Syria
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Syria: Atrocities on both sides?
UN chief hopes for Syria conference in early June
Syrian activists: Shelling near Lebanon kills 16
Assad to the world: I’m not stepping down
File - This citizen journalism image provided by the Local Council of Barzeh, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels taking cover in the the Barzeh district of Damascus, Syria, Friday, April 26, 2013.
Human Rights Watch alleges atrocities by rebels in Syria
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