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Obama welcomes Syria chemical weapons deal
The US President, Barack Obama, has welcomed the deal reached on Saturday to strip Syria of chemical weapons, but said much remains to be done. In a statement, Obama 'warned' Damascus to comply with the accord and said that if the regime of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad does not live up to the deal Washington reached with Syria's ally Russia, "the.. More -
US sees 'troubling' Iran nuclear developments
The US has said it sees "troubling developments" in Iran's nuclear programme and called on the country's new president to take concrete steps soon to ease concerns about Iran's aims. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate, has pledged to improve Iran's relations with world powers to help ease stringent international sanctions.. More -
World leaders divided over Syria's weapons
Russia has shared with the US its plan to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control, one day before a meeting between the two nations’ top diplomats, reports said. Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, and John Kerry, the US secretary of state, are preparing to talk on Thursday amid a diplomatic deadlock over a suspected.. More -
US and Russia face off over Syria weapons
US secretary of state John Kerry is to meet Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov as the UN tries to forge an international plan to disarm the Syrian government of its chemical weapons. Al Jazeera understands Lavrov and Kerry will on Thursday discuss efforts to agree a UN resolution on the issue, as well as the practicalities of finding, removing and destroying.. More -
Jordanian MP opens fire in parliament
A Jordanian member of parliament has opened fire inside the parliament building in Amman, releasing at least three shot from his automatic weapon. There were no injuries reported in the incident in which MP Talal Al Sharif allegedly fired his weapon at the ceiling and a wall just outside the main hall of parliament after a political dispute over a.. More -
Obama postpones vote on Syria military strike
Barack Obama has postponed his request for congressional authorization for military action in Syria to pursue a diplomatic drive to disarm Syrian president Bashar al-Assad of his chemical weapons. In a speech to the American people on Wednesday, the US president said that a Russian offer to persuade Assad to give up his stockpile offered the possibility.. More -
Saudi Arabia reports more MERS virus deaths
Another three people have died in Saudi Arabia after contracting the MERS coronavirus, bringing the kingdom's total fatalities of the SARS-like virus to 47. A Saudi man, aged 74, died in the western city of Medina after being in contact with an infected person, the health ministry said on Sunday on its website. A 56-year-old foreigner, who worked.. More -
US to weigh plan for Syrian chemical arms
The US has said it would welcome a plan for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons but expressed skepticism at the Russian initiative, which is designed to avert planned US air attacks. The US State Department said on Monday it would take a "hard look" at the proposal made by Sergey Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, that Syria should give.. More -
Assad: Expect everything if Syria is attacked
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has threatened possible reprisal attacks if the US attacks Syria, saying that if there are military strikes, Americans can "expect every action". Assad's comments came as part of a television interview with Charlie Rose of the CBS broadcasting network, in which he also denied involvement in an alleged August.. More -
US urges EU to postpone Israel settlement ban
US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged the European Union to postpone a planned ban on EU financial assistance to Israeli organizations in the occupied Palestinian territories, a US official said. Kerry made the request at a meeting with EU foreign ministers on Saturday at which he also called on them to support Israeli-Palestinian negotiations,.. More -
Kerry seeks Arab support for Syria action
US Secretary of State John Kerry has continued a diplomatic offensive to win support for military action against Syria in response to an alleged chemical attack. After talks with Arab League ministers in Paris on Sunday, Kerry said they had agreed that Bashar al-Assad's regime had crossed a "global red line" with the August 21 attack in the.. More -
Assad warns US against attack on Syria
The Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, has warned the US against striking his country, and denied ever using chemical weapons as the Barack Obama administration tries to drum up support for a military strike. In an interview with the US broadcaster CBS, Assad said an attack by international forces may prompt retaliation from Syria's allies. The Syrian.. More -
Israeli police clash with Palestinians
Israeli police have fired stun grenades to disperse Palestinian worshippers who threw rocks at them after Friday prayers at the al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, police say. Dozens of officers entered the politically sensitive area in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday to break up a demonstration of hundreds of protesters, Israeli police.. More -
Egypt launches military offensive in Sinai
Egyptian military helicopters have conducted several air strikes in the Sinai Peninsula, targeting anti-state fighters, military officials say. The air strikes took place south of the town of Sheikh Zuwayid and near the border with the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the officials said. Egyptian state news agency MENA said the army killed nine "protest.. More -
US senate panel passes authorization for military response in Syria
A US Senate panel has voted to authorize use of force in response to the deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria ahead of a Congress vote next week, as domestic support for a US-led military operation grows. The measure prevents deploying US troops on the ground, and sets a 60-day time limit for operations, with a possible 30-day extension. Foreign.. More
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