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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Russia gets Syrian kudos for chemical weapons plan

DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A Syrian government minister Sunday congratulated ally Russia for engineering a plan to avoid a showdown with the United States over chemical weapons. Ali Haidar, minister of national reconciliation, told Russia's RIA Novosti news service the proposal to place... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 14, 2013

Turkey warns Syria's Assad likely stalling for time

ANKARA, Turkey, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Turkey's foreign minister urged the world not to become indifferent to the suffering in Syria amid the debate over chemical weapons. Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters in Ankara Saturday that Syrian President Bashar Assad was likely stalling for time by agreeing in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Russia to send Iran missile systems

MOSCOW, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday ordered the shipment of five S300VM Antey-2500 surface-to-air missile defense systems to Iran. Putin ordered officials to prepare to ship the missile systems to the Islamic Republic, saying in exchange he expects Iran to cancel its... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Report: Syria has large chemical stocks

TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The Syrian regime is desperate enough to use anything to stay in power including using poisonous gases against civilians, an Israeli think-tank report says. The 12-page report issued by the International Institute for Counter Terrorism in Herzliya Sunday reveals... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Acting Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobvanin wins election

MOSCOW, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Acting Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobvanin won Sunday's mayoral election, but it wasn't the landslide some political analysts expected, exit polls indicate. A poll by the Public Opinion Foundation showed Sobvanin earned 52.5 percent of the vote over opposition leader Alexei... Sign in to see full entry.

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