Three containers, full of weapons from Libya have been intercepted by the Lebanese army. Intended for the Syrian rebels, ammunition included machine guns, shells and rockets The Lebanese army has seized three containers of weapons that were being shipped from Libya to Syria on board a vessel. The containers consisted of heavy machine guns, shells, […]
Apr 28 2012 | Posted in
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Middle East Crisis – USA endeavors to reach to those suffering in Syria The United States is pursuing every avenue to get humanitarian relief to those affected by the violence in Syria and is engaged in focused diplomatic efforts to secure full and unfettered access for humanitarian organizations to reach those in need. The United […]
A six-member UN monitoring delegation has arrived in Damascus in order to monitor the fragile ceasefire in Syria which was negotiated by Kofi Annan (UN Syria envoy) and the Arab League. This is the first batch of monitors who have arrived at the war-torn nation and it is expected that 25 more will follow them […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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Members from six world powers are holding talks with Iran in Istanbul, Turkey in order to breakdown deadlock over Iran’s nuclear programme. US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany are among the involved representatives. “I don’t think this round of talks will see any substantial progress,” said Bora Bayraktar, euronews’ Turkish correspondent. Many people feel […]
Apr 14 2012 | Posted in
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Reports claim that both opposing sides in Syria are seemingly respecting Thursday morning’s ceasefire deadline. All fighting is meant to have ended by six o’clock in the morning local time, and it has been quiet in the usual flashpoint cities like Homs and Hama. However, opposition claims that troops are not being withdrawn which was agreed, though the deadline for this is […]
Apr 12 2012 | Posted in
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said NATO is responsible for protecting his country’s borders, newspapers reported on Thursday, after gunfire from Syria hit a refugee camp on the Turkish side, wounding four people. “We have many options. A country has rights born out of international law against border violations,” Erdogan was quoted as saying by […]
Quartet gets briefings on Jordan engagement The Quartet — United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton — met in Washington, DC on 11 April 2012. They were joined by Quartet […]
Apr 11 2012 | Posted in
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Following the passing of the ceasefire deadline, Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavroz has urged the Syrian government to be more decisive in order to alleviate tensions The deadline date for the Syrian government to begin withdrawing their forces from urban areas as agreed in a ceasefire plan, has come and gone and there are still […]
Apr 10 2012 | Posted in
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Veena Malik in pursuit of Amitabh Bachchan The controversy Queen, Veena Malik has finally made it easier for his fans after she revealed that, she will prefer to spend her life with someone like Amitabh Bachchan. Veena Malik is currently seen in action at an Indian reality show, Veena ka Vivaah, where she will hunt […]
Syria violence showing no signs of stopping Ahead of the ceasefire deadline, violence in Syria is showing no signs of declining and has escalated. Government gave a ceasefire deadline date of April 1. However, despite this, there are no signs for the violence to stop anytime soon. Rebels have rejected president Bashar al-Assad’s demand that […]
Apr 9 2012 | Posted in
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US announces a bounty of US $10M on Hafiz Saeed and US $2M on Abdul Rehman Makki Indian Government has forwarded evident to Pakistan Government against Hafiz Saeed and it claims that, “Saeed was present during the selection and training of terrorists behind the 26/11 attack”. Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani has […]
Following conflicts in Syria, thousands of refugees have fled from their homeland and now, the numbers have reached record figures. As many as 3000 Syrians crossed the Syrian-Turkish border on Thursday which is close to the village of Bukulmez. According to a Turkish official, this number is more than double the previous highest total for […]
Apr 6 2012 | Posted in
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