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Bold steps must be taken in Syria
Arab League envoy on the Syrian crisis, has expressed his disappointment over the Syrian regime's failure to end its crackdown on its own citizens. On Friday, Annan urged the Security Council to close ranks and support his efforts to end the (...)

18 - 03 - 2012
عودة المحتجين بعد انسحاب قوات الجيش البحريني
عاد آلاف من المحتجين المناهضين للحكومة إلى إلى دوار اللؤلؤة مركز تجمعهم السابق في المنامة وذلك فور انسحاب دبابات وآليات الجيش. وكانت القوات والمركبات المدرعة البحرينية قد غادرت اليوم دوار اللؤلؤة الذي كان محورا للاحتجاجات المناهضة للحكومة بعد (...)

19 - 02 - 2011
Dubai hosts largest sports meet
The Gulf's growing prominence in the sports world will be on display this week as it hosts more than 1,500 executives and officials from the Olympic movement and international federations. The SportsAccord International Convention in Dubai will (...)

27 - 04 - 2010
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Kofi Annan and Bob Geldof on Friday urged Italy, the current president of Group of Eight industrialized nations, to keep up efforts to cut poverty in Africa despite the global economic crisis. Former U.N. chief Annan and Geldof, a rock musician, (...)

20 - 02 - 2009
Thai youth imitates ‘Grand Theft Auto' in cab murder
A Thai video game distributor halted sales of “Grand Theft Auto” on Monday after a teenager confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the controversial game. “We are sending out requests today to outlets (...)

05 - 08 - 2008
Thai political fight moves from streets to courts
OPPONENTS of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra have every reason to count judges as their allies after a series of court rulings dealt major blows to the five-month-old pro-Thaksin Shinawatra government. Thanks to the army-designed 2007 (...)

14 - 07 - 2008
Annan to press Iran over Lebanon ceasefire
sponsored cease-fire in Lebanon that barred any weapons supplies to Hezbollah, the Associated Press reported. Annan, who flew into Tehran Saturday for a visit also dominated by the country's nuclear program, started by meeting with Foreign (...)

02 - 09 - 2006
Talks on Cyprus intensify, U.N. says 2 New York
Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot sides back to the negotiations table in order to end the division. Annan's efforts failed when the Greek-Cypriot community rejected in a referendum his plan for re-uniting the two sides under a federal government. The (...)

19 - 05 - 2005
African and Asian leaders vow to work together in the Closing summit meetings 4 J
party talks," Annan said. "I hope the talks will resume in a not too distant future. U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan was still meeting with leaders attending the summit on the sidelines of the event to push reform of the world body, including the (...)

17 - 04 - 2005
Africa would get two seats on proposed expanded Security Council 3 New York
member U.N. Commission on Human Rights in Geneva in order to strengthen human rights protection around the world. Human Rights Council members would be elected by the assembly. He said if his proposals were accepted, there would be a "much better (...)

13 - 03 - 2005
0000 U.N. on track with Iraq elections, Annan says 2 Washington
for-food programme, which was introduced in the 1990s in Iraq to ease the burden of international sanctions. The United Nations and Annan have been dogged by accusations that the programme was mismanaged and corrupt. "The secretary general and I (...)

28 - 11 - 2004
Force alone cannot win in Iraq, Annan says 2 New York
it's part of a political process, which we hope will be as inclusive as possible and pull in all Iraqis." He said Baghdad appeared determined to hold elections when scheduled and the United Nations will provide resources and assistance to make it (...)

18 - 10 - 2004
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