| |   Freedom from cycle of violence
| While Tunisia seems to be moving slowly towards democratisation — a process fraught with tension and uncertainty — Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Libya are plunged in crisis. Violence, at varying degre...
Lebanese backing for Syrian brothers
| Attempts by the Syrian opposition to unseat President Bashar Al Assad and his cronies have divided Lebanon. The majority of Lebanese broadly sympathise with anti-regime demonstrators. | The ruling pro-Syrian ...
Putin has misread Syria situation
| If anyone thinks the international opprobrium heaped on Russia and China for vetoing the UN resolution condemning Syria's violent repression of its people is unusual, they should cast their minds back to July...
Kidnaps highlight urgent task for China
| Feb 8, 2012 | Kidnaps highlight urgent task for China | By Mathieu Duchatel and Bates Gill | The dramatic rise in overseas travel and expatriate work by Chinese was punctuated by the ...
Beijing finds vulnerable ally in Berlin
| Feb 8, 2012 | Beijing finds vulnerable ally in Berlin | By Jian Junbo | LONDON - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's two-day visit to China last week came amid significant advances in c...
Gulf crisis ripples across the globe
| Feb 8, 2012 | Gulf crisis ripples across the globe | By Brian M Downing | The United States has shifted its attention away from Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of the world and firm...
US weighs options as Syrian violence rises
| Feb 8, 2012 | US weighs options as Syrian violence rises | By Samer Araabi | WASHINGTON - Following a failed bid to pass a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for regim...
Lavrov “seeks peace” in Syria as forces bombard Homs
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday by saying Moscow wants Arab peoples to live in peace and the Syrian leader is aware of his responsibil...
Malian refugees in Niger await food and water
| Thousands of people in western Niger who fled a rebellion in Mali are suffering from a severe shortage of food and water, local officials and aid providers have said. | "We must fear a humanitarian catas...
Lavrov says seeks peace in Syria as forces bombard Homs
| AMMAN (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister said he told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday that Moscow wanted to see peace in the Arab world as Syrian forces resumed a bombardment of Homs, a hub of pro...
Syria forces bombard Homs as Lavrov holds talks with Assad
AMMAN - Russia's foreign minister said he told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday that Moscow wanted to see peace in the Arab world as Syrian forces resumed a bombardment of Homs, a hub of protest and ...
Desperately seeking a Plan B for Syria
| The UN vetoes have emboldened the Assad regime. | DIPLOMATS and politicians are not noted for plain speaking, but few members of either profession can match Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, when it c...
Iran shrugs off latest U.S. sanctions, trade suffers
| TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran castigated its U.S. adversary on Tuesday over new financial measures to disrupt Iranian commerce, and a default on payment for rice purchases highlighted the encroachment of sanctions ...
U.S. Seeks ‘Plan B’ to End Syria Violence After UN Failure
| The U.S. and allies are seeking ways to increase pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad after diplomatic efforts at the United Nations Security Council to support a political transition were blocked by Rus...
Homs Attack: Is This Syria's Benghazi Moment?
| Much analysis has been written comparing the Syrian town of Homs to Benghazi in Libya. | "Is this Syria's Benghazi moment?" is the question, referring to how, just hours before a probable massacre, Nato flew ...
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