PARIS: Western nations are not doing enough to pressure Russia into changing its stance on Syria and must do more to support the burgeoning opposition, the figurehead for the Syrian National Council (SNC) said on Friday.
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PARIS: The United Nations' cultural agency has begun to review a draft resolution from the Palestinian delegation for full membership of the body, a UNESCO source said on Wednesday, the latest move by the Palestinians to seek statehood (...)
UNITED NATIONS: President Mahmoud Abbas has told the United Nations chief he will seek full UN membership for a Palestinian state, setting the stage for a showdown that could upset decades of Mideast diplomacy.
The United States and Israel say a (...)
PARIS: Rebuilding Libya could be worth at least $200 billion over 10 years, but France's role in ousting Muammar Qaddafi will not be enough to seal deals, the chief of France's overseas business federation said on Wednesday.
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PARIS: The European Union is working on a new round of sanctions against Syria that would target economic entities; the French foreign ministry said on Tuesday, days after the bloc imposed its last punitive measure.
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PARIS: World leaders on Thursday agreed to free up billions more in frozen assets to help Libya's interim rulers restore vital services and start rebuilding after a six-month war that ended a 42-year dictatorship.
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PARIS: France called for a UN Security Council meeting on Syria on Tuesday, seeking a UN condemnation of attacks this week on US and French embassies in Damascus.
Washington has also pushed for the meeting, which should happen later on Tuesday, (...)
DEAUVILLE: Tunisia's plans for a range of reforms will cost in the region of $25 billion over the next five years, Finance Minister Jalloul Ayed said on Friday.
He was attending a meeting in France of G8 leaders that pledged to support new Arab (...)
PARIS: Egyptian film legend Omar Sharif on Monday joined the calls for President Hosni Mubarak to step down, saying he had failed to improve the standard of living for ordinary people and that 30 years in power was enough.
The 78-year old from (...)
DUBAI: Dubai is facing the worst debt crisis of its history that could hurt its reputation but, unless reciting poetry and joking with journalists over tea are signs of stress, its ruler seemed comfortable this week.
We are strong and persistent, (...)
