Jan 20 Watch World powers dispute on Iran attending Syrian peace talks By PBS News Hour, Gwen Ifill Ahead of a gathering of world powers in Geneva to negotiate an end to Syria's civil war, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon extended an offer for Iran to attend the talks. But when that country rejected a condition of attendance, the… Continue watching
Jan 20 U.S. supports UN decision to uninvite Iran from Syrian peace talks By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday welcomed U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon’s decision to rescind his invitation to Iran to attend an international conference on Syria this week, saying it hoped the move would refocus attention on the goals of… Continue reading
Jan 20 UPDATE: Iran hasn’t met criteria to join Syria peace talks, say U.S. officials By Associated Press The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. expects the UN to revoke their invitation to Iran to attend the Syria peace talks in Geneva. Breaking: U.S. expects U.N. to "rescind" invitation to Iran on Syria talks. Continue reading
Jan 20 UPDATE: Ban Ki-Moon invites Iran to the Syria peace talks, Margaret Warner is there By News Desk The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. expects the UN to revoke their invitation to Iran to attend the Syria peace talks in Geneva. Continue reading
Jan 18 Key Syrian opposition group will attend peace conference By News Desk Syria's main, western-backed opposition group has agreed to attend a peace conference next week in Switzerland. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch Syrian conflict prevents UN aid from reaching starving Palestinian refugees By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 Syrian opposition group rejects invitation to Geneva II peace talks By News Desk Syria’s centrist opposition coalition, the Syrian National Coalition Body, said it does not plan on participating in Geneva II peace talks. In a statement released Wednesday, the SNCB cited several reasons behind its decision. One was the lack… Continue reading
Jan 16 In troubled countries, ‘child-friendly spaces’ offer some relief By Larisa Epatko Even in countries that are reeling from natural disasters or conflict, children desire the same thing: a place to congregate and play ... and sometimes party. Continue reading
Jan 15 U.S. pledges $300 million for humanitarian aid to victims of Syrian civil war By News Desk The United Nations requested $6.5 billion in aid for war-torn Syria. Photo by U.S. Government Western and Arab nations pledged more than $2.4 billion dollars for 2014 humanitarian aid at a donor conference in Kuwait… Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch Why the next wave of Arab awakening should be waged for pluralism Why the next wave of Arab awakening should be waged for pluralism… Continue watching