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The independent
| 11 months ago
Suggested Topics Officials in Washington are privately warning that President Bashar al-Assad's regime has begun to remove parts of its stockpile of chemical weapons, including mustard gas and cyanide, from long-time storage facilities and move them...
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Yedioth Ahronoth
| 11 months ago
Breaking News UN chief says Syria massacre casts doubt on Assad's peace pledge UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday reports of a massacre by Syrian government forces cast "serious doubts" on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's commitment to...
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Al Sharq Al Awsat
| 11 months ago
Russia urged U.N. special envoy Kofi Annan on Friday to work more closely with the Syrian opposition and a Foreign Ministry source said it would push the idea at talks with Annan in Moscow on Monday. Russia has repeatedly defended President Bashar al-...
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AKI
| 11 months ago
Syria's Muslim Brotherhood said United Nations and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is partly to blame for yesterday's massacre in a village in the restive Hama region that left more than 200 dead. It was the largest massacre since violence started 16...
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CNN Blog
| 11 months ago
Syrian protesters Friday demanded the removal of international envoy Kofi Annan after hundreds of deaths a day earlier blamed on shelling by government forces, opposition activists said...He implemented a peace plan in Syria in April, but opposition...
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Israel National News
| 11 months ago
Unfortunately, so far we don't see any practical results from his and his team's contact with the opposition."
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
The talks would most likely touch on a UN resolution that would extend the mandate of the UN mission in Syria, said the source. Talks between Russia and world powers at the United Nations have already been dogged by disputes, with Russia proposing...
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Yedioth Ahronoth
| 11 months ago
Breaking News Russia urges Annan to work more with Syria opposition Russia said on Friday it wanted UN special envoy Kofi Annan to work more actively with the Syrian opposition and that it would urge him to do so during a visit to Moscow. Russia...
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Arab News
| 11 months ago
Hassan Barari Friday 13 July 2012 UN special envoy Kofi Annan took an unthinkable step by visiting Tehran and Iraq. After years of branding Iran as an element of instability, some turn to Iran to help put an end to the Syrian crisis. For Annan, Iran...
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Mail Online UK
| 11 months ago
Nawaf Fares, who has close ties to the Syrian security services, is the first senior diplomat to abandon the Assad government and his 'escape' was being seen last night by diplomats in the region of a clear sign of 'wavering support' even among those...
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The Guardian
| 11 months ago
Syria says it will punish its former envoy to Iraq who fled to Qatar and denounced the regime of Bashar al-Assad, then called on other ambassadors to do the same. The defection of Nawaf al-Fares , who was until Wednesday a leading member of Syria's...
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Fox News
| 11 months ago
Associated Press Syrian President Bashar Assad has discussed the possibility of forming a transitional government for his country as proposed by an international conference in Geneva last month, envoy Kofi Annan said Wednesday. Annan, the U.N.-Arab...
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The Courier-Mail
| 11 months ago
Syria's Bashar al-Assad as Western powers submitted a 10-day sanctions ultimatum and a first senior diplomat, his ambassador in Baghdad, defected. At the United Nations on Wednesday, Britain, France, Germany and the United States submitted a draft...
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Voice of America
| 11 months ago
VOA News July 11, 2012 The Syrian opposition says the ambassador to Iraq has defected. If confirmed, Nawaf Fares would be the highest-ranking diplomat to flee Bashar al-Assad's government since the deadly rebel uprising began 16 months ago...Several...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
A White House spokesman Wednesday reiterated the U.S. position that Iran shows no sign it could play a "constructive" role in ending the violence in Syria...Secretary-General Kofi Annan, backed by Russia and China, that Iran should join diplomatic...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Share This Story Annan said that he expects the Security Council to choose what its next steps will be with respect to Syria within the next few days. It is not clear who Syrian President Bashar al Assad will choose to represent Syria in any...
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DAWN
| 11 months ago
UN and Arab League peace Kofi Annan said on Wednesday the UN Security Council was discussing what action it could take next to address the Syria conflict. Annan spoke after addressing the 15-member council by video conference from Geneva and...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
Western powers on the UN Security Council are poised to present a draft resolution on Syria seeking to increase pressure on President Bashar al-Assad, envoys said Wednesday. The United States, Britain and France were waiting to hear a briefing from...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
A UN Security Council resolution put forward by Moscow to address the conflict in Syria does not meet the expectations of the international community, the French Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Moscow proposed a UN Security Council...
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The Daily Star
| 11 months ago
China threw its weight behind U.N. envoy Kofi Annan on Wednesday, backing his call to include Iran in internationally-brokered talks to resolve Syria's crisis, in the face of strong Western opposition. "China believes that the appropriate resolution...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
Syria's opposition in exile and activists on the ground have hit out at international envoy Kofi Annan, accusing him of treating the victim and aggressor in the country's brutal conflict on the same terms. They also lashed out at the UN-Arab League...
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Taiwan News
| 11 months ago
Travel & Delicacy Beauty never Ends Ecological Environment Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2012-07-11 11:03 AM The U.N.'s special envoy on the Syria n crisis sought to build support for his peace efforts Tuesday with the leaders of Iran and Iraq, saying...
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CNN
| 11 months ago
His remarks came a day after he met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. Annan said al-Assad agreed on "an approach" to ending the 16 months of bloodshed in his country. World powers have deplored al-Assad's government for its assaults...
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Scoop
| 11 months ago
The Joint Special Envoy for the United Nations and the League of Arab States for the Syrian Crisis, Kofi Annan, today highlighted the role that Iran could play in helping resolve the crisis in Syria. I think Iran can play a positive role, the Joint...
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The Daily Star
| 11 months ago
Agencies Annan meets with Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in Tehran. U.N. peace envoy Kofi Annan waded into big power politics Tuesday, insisting regional heavyweight Iran should be involved in efforts to find a peaceful solution to the...
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CNN
| 11 months ago
His remarks came a day after he met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. Annan said al-Assad agreed on "an approach" to ending the 16 months of bloodshed in his country. For months, world powers have deplored al-Assad's government for...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Syria's president has agreed to a new U.N.-brokered peace plan focusing on calming the most violent areas of the country, then expanding to the entire nation, international envoy Kofi Annan said Tuesday.
At a news conference in Iran,...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
Washington insisted Tuesday that it sees no role for Iran in resolving the conflict in Syria, in an implicit rebuff to UN envoy Kofi Annan's outreach to Tehran. Annan left Tehran on Tuesday after a visit to drum up support for his UN and Arab League...
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The Courier-Mail
| 11 months ago
Kofi Annan met top Iranian officials Tuesday before flying to Iraq, as he sought the help of key regional players in shoring up his tattered peace plan for Syria after meeting President Bashar al-Assad. THE UN and Arab League peace envoy underlined...
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
| 11 months ago
Syrian President Bashar Assad has agreed to a new U.N. -brokered peace plan focusing on containing the most violent areas of the country, then expanding to the entire nation, international envoy Kofi Annan said Tuesday. At a news conference in Iran,...
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BBC
| 11 months ago
UN and Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan has arrived in Baghdad for talks on the Syrian crisis with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki. Earlier Mr Annan held talks in Iran, saying Tehran could play a "positive role" in ending the bloodshed. The...
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The Daily Star
| 11 months ago
He declined to give details, saying the plan needed to be discussed with the Syrian opposition. Annan reiterated his view that Iran could play a positive role in a political solution in Syria.
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National Public Radio
| 11 months ago
Iran must be "part of the solution" to the crisis in Syria, former U.N...But as Annan spoke, there was new word about how horrible things have gotten in Syria since protests against the regime of President Bashar Assad began in March 2011 and forces...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
International envoy Kofi Annan has arrived in Iraq on an outreach tour to Syria's allies in the Mideast.
Annan touched down in Baghdad on Tuesday after a one-day trip to Iran, a key Damascus ally.
Iraqi government...
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Voice of America
| 11 months ago
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, right, speaks with media during a joint press conference with International envoy Kofi Annan, left, after their meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 10, 2012. VOA News July 10, 2012 United Nations envoy Kofi Annan...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
Iran on Tuesday reaffirmed its full support for international envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan aimed at ending the Syria crisis, saying that the plan should be fully implemented to restore stability. "We expect that Mr. Annan will continue his efforts...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Monday for a dialogue between the Syrian government and opposition groups. Putin's comments came at the Foreign Ministry in Moscow, The New York Times reported. "We must do as much as possible to force the...
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The independent
| 11 months ago
Recession, debts, budget cuts, tax it's all about saving money these days, and identifying the sec... Suggested Topics Russia will cease deliveries of arms and fighter planes to Syria until the situation in the country stabilises, an official said...
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The Daily Star
| 11 months ago
U.N. peace envoy Kofi Annan said he and President Bashar Assad agreed Monday on an approach to Syria's conflict that he would now take to the opposition, before flying to Iran for talks with the main regional ally of Damascus. The former U.N.
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Kuwait Times
| 11 months ago
International envoy Kofi Annan said he agreed with President Bashar Al-Assad yesterday on a new political approach to end Syria's 16-month-old conflict that he would put to the rebels. Stepping up efforts to halt the carnage which monitors say has...
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SF Gate
| 11 months ago
International envoy Kofi Annan tried to rescue his peace plan for Syria by seeking help Monday from Iran, a staunch ally and military backer of President Bashar Assad 's regime. Before flying to Tehran, Annan said he had agreed on a new approach with...
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The Daily Star
| 11 months ago
The Syrian people should be left to choose their leader in elections due in 2014 and until then countries should avoid aggravating the bloodshed by interfering on the ground, Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday. Iran has supported...
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Mail and Guardian
| 11 months ago
Annan has flown to Iran for talks with the main regional ally of Damascus. The former UN secretary general is trying to rescue his six-point peace plan, which was worked out with the Syrian government and rebels in April but faltered because the...
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The Hindu
| 11 months ago
The United Nations and Arab League's envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, ended a brief visit to Damascus on Monday where he again engaged the Syrian leadership in the hope of advancing his peace plan bogged down on account of sharp divisions among the big...
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The Age
| 11 months ago
Nations special envoy Kofi Annan said he has held ''very candid'' talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on reviving a three-month-old ceasefire plan. ''We discussed the need to end the violence and ways and means of doing so,'' Mr Annan said in...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi held talks on Monday with top Emirati officials on a surprise visit to the United Arab Emirates, the state news agency WAM reported. Salehi "discussed ways of enhancing bilateral relations" and "matters of...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 11 months ago
International envoy Kofi Annan said he agreed with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad on Monday for a new "political approach" to end Syria's 16-month conflict. It was Mr Annan's third visit to Syria in efforts to bring bloodshed to an end, and the...
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Associated Press
| 11 months ago
International envoy Kofi Annan tried to breathe new life Monday into his moribund peace efforts in Syria, saying he has reached a new framework with President Bashar Assad and would discuss it soon with rebel leaders. Opposition activists raised the...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Monday called on Russia to support UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria. Speaking after a meeting in The Hague with his Dutch counterpart, Hague said progress on implementing Annan's...
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NOW Lebanon
| 11 months ago
International envoy Kofi Annan said he agreed with President Bashar al-Assad on Monday on a new political "approach" to end Syria's 16-month-old conflict that he would put to the rebels. Stepping up efforts to halt the carnage which monitors say has...
