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1/19/2013 5:57:05 PM
140 countries agree to adopt world's first legally binding treaty on mercury to reduce use, emission of the toxic heavy metal
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1/12/2013 10:14:13 AM
Russia says the priority is to immediately stop bloodshed in Syria, as well as provide Syrians including internally displaced persons and refugees with humanitarian aid
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1/10/2013 10:03:59 AM
UN peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi will meet with top Russian and US officials in Geneva on Friday, for fresh talks
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12/30/2012 3:46:14 PM
Brahimi says Syria is quickly deteriorating and might turn into another Somalia, but Geneva peace plan is still a possible solution
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12/28/2012 11:31:10 AM
Russia, a strong ally of the Syrian regime, calls President Bashar Al-Assad to open dialogue with opposition and implement the agreements reached in Geneva
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11/30/2012 3:03:08 PM
Almost 250,000 people have been displaced in Homs alone during the 20-month conflict in Syria ,UNHCR spokesman says
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11/5/2012 2:06:22 PM
The Syrian army bombard rebel strongholds in southern Damascus with artillery and from the air, as feuding opposition meets in Qatar to seek common front and forge a cohesive leadership
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11/5/2012 12:02:59 PM
UN envoy to Syria says there is no military solution to the conflict, and that without a political process the crisis won't stay inside Syria but will flow to neighbouring countries and possibly distant countries
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10/26/2012 11:48:01 AM
Syria is largely calm on Friday, the first day of a four-day truce, with exceptions of clashes Thursday night and gunshots and put-down of demonstrations in two cities this morning
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Economy
10/16/2012 2:06:02 PM
Egyptian-orginated funds make up the bulk of the $1 billion in Arab dictator assets it suspended over the last year, says Swiss foreign ministry
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8/13/2012 3:27:41 PM
Syria's envoy to the UN human rights council in Geneva defects saying he would join the opposition, This step comes ahead of the release of an official UNHRC's commission of inquiry report on human rights conditions in Syria
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7/9/2012 3:29:49 PM
International envoy to Syria Kofi Annan says he agreed on an approach with President Bashar Al-Assad to end the violence, and will be sharing the plan with the armed opposition
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7/4/2012 11:32:41 AM
Turkey says it had scrambled warplanes after Syrian helicopters flew near its border; Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad says he wished his forces had not shot down a Turkish jet
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7/4/2012 10:15:33 AM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov describes the recently-issued Geneva accord as an important step towards reaching a settlement for Syria's crisis but accuses the West of 'distorting' the deal
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7/3/2012 7:05:36 PM
A six-point statement of principles in a alternative plan that focuses on Assad’s demise, judicial accountability and the establishment of safe havens
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7/3/2012 4:17:33 PM
Syrian opposition spin their wheels in a two-day conference in Cairo to discuss the latest UN transition plan, which on paper may seem weak, but the effort itself is a small power move
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7/3/2012 12:22:24 PM
Moscow appears to be the sole victor after talks on Syria in Geneva end with indications pro-Russia Assad regime will remain in power despite the exclusion of Iran
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7/1/2012 7:01:55 PM
Opposition leader describes recent transition deal hammered out in Geneva as 'farce,' says Syrian people must wage 'war of popular liberation'
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7/1/2012 3:05:33 PM
France says the deal agreed by the world power in Geneva on Saturday to help find a solution to the Syrian crisis implies that President Assad must step down
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6/30/2012 1:52:58 PM
William Hague asks Russia and china to help the world powers to achieve a political transition plan for Syria, confirming that a stable future for Syria and a stable political process means Assad leaving power as part of the deal
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