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Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would impose sanctions against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad if he does not end the use of heavy weapons
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7/18/2012 6:13:07 PM
Britain says UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan requested to delay a vote on Western-drafted sanctions on the war-torn state due to political disagreements with Russia
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7/18/2012 5:00:23 PM
As the exlosive situation unfolds in Damascus, the United Nations Security Council negotiates reactions and differences
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7/18/2012 10:15:11 AM
Ban Ki-moon holds talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao as he seeks to press Beijing to back tougher action to stop violence in Syria hours ahead of a key Security Council vote
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7/17/2012 8:18:53 PM
Diplomats unveil the concern of the UN Security Council over 'pressures on the Lebanese border' in the coming period as thousands of Syrian refugees fled to the neighboring state to escape the regime's bloody crackdown
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7/17/2012 5:08:03 PM
A member of the political bureau in the Sudan Liberation Army says rebels in the conflict-preoccupied Darfur region shot down a military helicopter, killing seven people
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7/17/2012 12:11:36 PM
Government troops battle rebels outside of Damascus for the first time since Syrian uprising started; diplomatic pressure builds ahead of key UN Security Council vote over possible renewal of UN mission
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7/11/2012 2:04:30 PM
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7/6/2012 11:14:22 AM
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7/1/2012 11:56:29 AM
A U.N. Security Council committee is set to remove Saudi dissident Saad al-Faqih from the United Nations' al Qaeda sanctions list this weekend if no council member demands that the 15-nation body intervene
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6/30/2012 4:34:00 PM
The Palestine Liberation Organisation called on Saturday for an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Israel's policy of building Jewish settlements on Palestinian land
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6/26/2012 10:09:36 AM
Turkey stopped short of asking the UN Security Council to take action against Syria for downing their fighter jet, but is considering taking non-militaristic unilateral action
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6/19/2012 8:00:00 PM
Security Council should impose 'sustainable pressure' on Syrian regime after 36 people are killed in Homs during clashes between rebels and security forces, says UN chief
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6/18/2012 4:03:01 PM
France and other Security Council members will examine steps to take following the suspension of the UN's monitoring mission in Syria after its head briefs them on Tuesday
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6/18/2012 10:07:45 AM
Iran's president Ahmadinejad says Tehran is ready to halt enrichment of uranium to 20% if the West commits to deliver the Islamic Republic nuclear power needed for its reactor
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6/17/2012 12:03:25 PM
Iran is ready to take a "positive step" at talks in Moscow on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, President Ahmadinejad says, adding that he hopes for progress at next week's crucial meeting
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6/17/2012 10:39:45 AM
The Syrian National Council calls the UN Security Council to weaponize the monitor's mission to Syria under Chapter VII of the UN Charter and not to suspend its activities in the country
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6/16/2012 2:59:22 PM
The United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria announces it suspended its all activities due to the mounting armed violence and escalation in the country over the past 10 days
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6/16/2012 10:22:32 AM
Syria's Al-Assad regime troops shell Douma, an opposition stronghold in Damascus, killing seven people while 11 others have been killed in violence across the country
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6/16/2012 9:43:28 AM
The UN Security Council says it is deeply concerned over the detention of four members of the International Criminal Court in Libya while visiting Gaddafi's son Seif Al-Islam
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