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Tunisia’s Marzouki Wants Iran To Help Stop Syria’s ‘Nightmare’
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Monday urged Iran to help broker a political solution to the devastating…
France Expects U.N. Council To Agree On Syria Arms Measure
France's foreign minister said on Monday he expects the U.N. Security Council to agree on a resolution to enforce…
Syria To Cast Shadow Over U.N. Meeting Amid Iran Hopes
A slew of international crises will take center stage this week as the U.N. General Assembly gathers in New York -…
Syria Meets Deadline For Chemical Weapons Disclosure
Syria has handed over information about its chemical arsenal to a U.N.-backed weapons watchdog, meeting the first…
Assault On Iraq Funeral, Other Attacks Kill 92
Two suicide bombers, one in an explosives-laden car and the other on foot, hit a cluster of funeral tents packed…
Assad Submits Chemical Arms As UN Resolution Debate Nears
Syria turned in an initial inventory of its chemical weapons yesterday, in advance of U.S.- Russian talks next week…
Syria Details Part Of Chemical Arsenal, More To Come
Syria gave details of some of its chemical weapons to the OPCW arms watchdog at The Hague on Friday but needs to…
Military Option on Syria Must Remain Open: NATO Chief
The option of carrying out a military strike or similar operation in Syria must be kept open as a way of…
Germany Gives $2.7 mln to Help Destroy Syria Weapons
Germany says it's giving 2 million euros ($2.7 million) to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons…
Assad: One Year Needed to Destroy Chemical Arms
Defiant strongman Bashar Assad promised Wednesday he would surrender Syria's chemical weapons but warned it would…