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PROGRESS: Syria Carries Out Annan’s Plan, Countries that Provide Terrorists with Money and Arms Should Stop this Support

kofi-jaafari

May 9, 2012 (TSR) - Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Bashar al-Jafari, said that the work of the observer mission is on the right path, yet the type of crimes committed by the armed terrorist groups became more worse. Speaking at the UN headquarters in New York, al-Jafari said that Syria is implementing its pledges [...]

“NGO”: The Guise of Innocence. The illusion of innocent philanthropic activity.

Egypt NGO

April 9, 2012 (TSR) - In December Egyptian prosecutors and police raided 17 offices of 10 groups identifying themselves as “pro-democracy” NGOs, including four US-based agencies. Forty-three people, including 16 US citizens, have been accused of failing to register with the government and financing the April 6th protest movement with illicit funds in a manner that [...]

SLIPPING INTO CHAOS: After Libya, NATO Intervention Threatens To Destabilize Entire Region

Chairman of the Libyan National Transitional Council (C) Abdul Jalil talks to protesters, who were wounded from the war, at the NTC headquarters in Benghazi January 21, 2012. People in Benghazi, birthplace of the revolt which forced out former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, have been protesting for weeks to demand the sacking of Gaddafi-era officials and more transparency about how the NTC is spending Libyan assets. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori

March 21, 2012 (TSR) - One year after the NATO intervention, Libya faces disintegration as the oil-rich eastern region seeks semi-autonomy. Libya seems to be on the verge of disintegration one year after the military intervention by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). In the first week of March, leaders from its oil-rich eastern region, which [...]

The UN Charter and Kofi Annan’s Role in the Syrian Conflict

The U.N.-Arab League special envoy on Syria, Kofi Annan on a live press conference. Photo: Reuters

March 9, 2012 (TSR) - In line with the non-binding UN General Assembly resolution A/Res/66/253 approved at the UN on February 16, 2012, Ban Ki-moon has appointed Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General as the joint UN-Arab League envoy to Syria.(1) Mr. Annan came to the UN on Wednesday, February 28, to begin the assumption of [...]

Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Award Under Formal Investigation

Obama receiving his Nobel Peace in December 10, 2009.

Stockholm, Sweden, February 4, 2012 (AP/TSR) –  Nobel Peace Prize officials were facing a formal inquiry over accusations they have drifted away from the prize’s original selection criteria by choosing such winners as President Barack Obama, as the nomination deadline for the 2012 awards closed Wednesday. The investigation comes after persistent complaints by a Norwegian [...]

Palestinians celebrate first phase prisoner swap; Israel retorts with warning

Palestinian children wave their national flags as they push a mock prison at the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut, to celebrate the release of Palestinian prisoners in a prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel, October 18, 2011. Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was released to a national outpouring of joy on Tuesday after five years in captivity, exchanged for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in a deal with Gaza's Hamas rulers. The sign reads " Freedom for the rest of our prisoners". (PHOTO: REUTERS/ Sharif Karim)

Oct 18, 2011 (TSR) - Earlier Tuesday, Hamas militants in Gaza freed Israel’s IDF soldier, Galid Shalit in a swap for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Tens of thousands of Palestinians waved and hoisted green flags as they celebrated for the first phase prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel. Meanwhile, political leaders now are competing for [...]

China, Vietnam sign agreement to resolve South China Sea disputes

China's President Hu with Vietnam's party chief Trong

Singapore, Oct 12, 2011 (TSR) - China and Vietnam have signed a six-point agreement on basic principles to settle maritime disputes, the official Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday. The two countries agreed to meet twice a year to resolve any issues and set up a hotline to ensure prompt communication and deal with any maritime issues, [...]

Palestinians submit UN statehood bid

Palestine submits app for statehood (Credit Photo By AP/Richard Drew)

Sept 23, 2011 UNITED NATIONS (AP/Yahoo) — Defying U.S. and Israeli opposition, Palestinians asked the United Nations on Friday to accept them as a member state, sidestepping nearly two decades of failed negotiations in the hope this dramatic move on the world stage would reenergize their quest for an independent homeland. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas [...]

Bemba Casts Shadow on Upcoming DRC Elections

Bemba remains to have strong presence in Kinshasa, DRC.

Kinshasa, DRC. November 19, 2010 (IWPC) – With the war crimes trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba due to start in the Hague next week, it seems unlikely that he will run in the 2011 elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC - but the former vice-president continues to exert a large amount of political influence in the country. Bemba, who remains the leader of [...]

Obama with Al-Arabiya TV: FULL TRANSCRIPT

Obama with Al-Arabiya TV

This is full transcript of United States President Barack Obama’s interview with al-Arabiya Television- his first TV interview.


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