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Free Syrian Army fighters inspect a crater caused by what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by government forces at the Jabal al-Akrad area in Syria's northwestern Latakia province January 23, 2014.

Jumat , 24 Jan 2014, 18:13 WIB

Syria opposition refuses to meet government at Geneva's meeting

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, GENEVA - Syria's first peace talks faltered before they began on Friday, with opponents of President Bashar al-Assad refusing to meet his delegation unless it first signs up...

A general view shows Tunisia's Constituent Assembly during a vote over the composition of an election commission to oversee a vote later this year in Tunis January 8 , 2014.

Jumat , 24 Jan 2014, 08:10 WIB

Tunisia finishes new constitution, an Islamist and secular compromise

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TUNIS - Tunisia's national assembly approved the final articles of the country's new constitution on Thursday, three years after their uprising against Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali inspired a wave of Arab revolts. the chapter is seen as a compromise between Islamist and secular leaders in the country. Tunisia's new charter, which the assembly will likely vote on Saturday to...

Rabu , 22 Jan 2014, 08:00 WIB

Today, Syrian warring sides to meet for the first time

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MONTREUX - Syria's government and its enemies come...

Selasa , 21 Jan 2014, 21:49 WIB

Report details 'industrial' killing of 11,000 in Assad jails

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, LONDON - A Syrian military police photographer has...

Selasa , 21 Jan 2014, 06:36 WIB

UN withdraws invitation to Iran to attend Syria talks

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, GENEVA - A last-minute UN invitation for Iran...

The Field Deployable Hydrolysis System used to destroy and neutralize chemical weapons is watched by US Navy Commander Bill Speaks as it sits aboard the MV Cape Ray before its deployment from the NASSC0-Earl Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, January 2, 201

Kamis , 16 Jan 2014, 22:53 WIB

Final destruction of Syrian chemicals slides to end June

Officials count ballots after polls closed in Cairo, January 15, 2014.

Kamis , 16 Jan 2014, 16:33 WIB

Official: Most Egyptian voters favor constitution

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah (center), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (left) and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah (right) attend during the opening session of the Syrian Donors Conference at Bayan Palace Liber

Rabu , 15 Jan 2014, 20:58 WIB

Western, Arab states pledge 1.4 billion USD in fresh Syria aid

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon walks out to prepare to greet US Secretary of State John Kerry (not pictured) before the start of their meeting at Bayan Palace in Kuwait City, January 15, 2014.

Rabu , 15 Jan 2014, 15:42 WIB

Kuwait pledges 500 million USD in Syria aid

A soldier stands guard as women queue outside a polling center to vote in a referendum on Egypt's new constitution in Cairo January 14, 2014.

Selasa , 14 Jan 2014, 23:59 WIB

Egyptians vote constitution

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon (center) walks next to Israel's armed forces chief Major-General Benny Gantz (right) during a visit to a military base near Kibbutz Kissufim outside the central Gaza Strip May 7, 2013.

Selasa , 14 Jan 2014, 23:40 WIB

US calls Israeli minister's reported comments 'offensive'

A Free Syrian Fighter holds his weapon inside a damaged building in the besieged area of Homs, January 4, 2014.

Jumat , 10 Jan 2014, 16:27 WIB

Assad's forces kill dozens of opposition members

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen (center) takes part in a medical training for CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) on a dummy as she visits the field hospital at the ISAF camp in Mazar-i-Sharif, December 23, 2013.

Kamis , 09 Jan 2014, 20:40 WIB

Germany to help dispose of Syrian chemical weapons

Egyptian security forces stand guard outside a court ahead of the trial of ousted President Mohammed Mursi in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014.

Rabu , 08 Jan 2014, 18:18 WIB

Mursi's trial adjourned until Feb. 1, due to bad weather

People inspect a site hit by what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Duma neighbourhood of Damascus January 7, 2014.

Rabu , 08 Jan 2014, 17:51 WIB

Syria starts shipping out its chemical weapons materials

An Egyptian holds an image of Egypt's Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a protest outside the Qatari Embassy in Cairo December 6, 2013.

Selasa , 07 Jan 2014, 18:52 WIB

Egypt's army chief Sisi closer to presidential bid

Heavy smoke billows the air due to clashes between supporters of Egypt’s ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and security forces in Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014.

Sabtu , 04 Jan 2014, 21:00 WIB

Death toll in latest Egypt clashes rises to 17

Cairo University students supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and deposed President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans at the university's campus in Cairo December 29, 2013.

Sources: Egypt likely to call presidential poll first

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CAIRO - Egypt's government would likely call a presidential election ahead of parliamentary polls, two officials said on Monday, rearranging the political timetable in a way that could see army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi elected head of state by April. "The forces that attended the four meetings agreed, with a large percentage, to have the presidential elections first and...

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (right) speaks with French President Francois Hollande during their meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013.

Senin , 30 Dec 2013, 18:42 WIB

Feeling US snub, Saudis strengthen ties elsewhere

One of two cargo ships intended to take part in a Danish-Norwegian mission to transport chemical agents out of Syria docks in Limassol, December 14, 2013. (File photo)

Sabtu , 28 Dec 2013, 22:29 WIB

OPCW: Bad weather delays the removal of chemical weapons from Syria

People inspect a damaged site after what activists said was an air raid by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, in Aleppo's district of Al Sukari December 24, 2013. (File photo)

Sabtu , 28 Dec 2013, 21:47 WIB

Activists: Syrian forces kill 25 in Aleppo barrel-bomb attack

A student of Al Azhar University throws stones as another takes pictures during clashes with riot police and residents of the area at the Al-Azhar University campus in Cairo, on Friday.

Sabtu , 28 Dec 2013, 19:20 WIB

Students clash with police at Cairo's Al-Azhar University

Sabtu , 28 Dec 2013, 16:00 WIB

Russia: Deadline to remove Syrian toxin will be missed

Fires burn and smoke rises from the site of an explosion in Beirut downtown area December 27, 2013. An explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday, causing an unknown number of casualties.

Jumat , 27 Dec 2013, 16:14 WIB

Breaking news: Beirut bomb kills anti-Assad Lebanese former minister and others

A man looks at the site of bomb attack at a marketplace in Baghdad's Doura District December 25 2013.

Jumat , 27 Dec 2013, 12:45 WIB

US sends 75 Hellfire missiles and 10 drones to Iraq

Police officers stand guard in front of a damaged bus after a bomb blast near the Al-Azhar University campus in Cairo's Nasr City district December 26, 2013.

Jumat , 27 Dec 2013, 12:35 WIB

US doesn't consider to blacklist Brotherhood

A of the media films a damaged bus after a bomb blast near the Al-Azhar University campus in Cairo's Nasr City district December 26, 2013.

Jumat , 27 Dec 2013, 12:13 WIB

Egypt arrests dozens under anti-terror law, one killed in Cairo

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem December 22, 2013.

Kamis , 26 Dec 2013, 10:45 WIB

Israel plans new settlement push while freeing Palestinian prisoners

Egypt's constituent assembly Chairman Amr Moussa (center) attends a news conference in Cairo December 15, 2013.

Senin , 23 Dec 2013, 07:36 WIB

Ouch... Misspelling causes Egyptian govt embarrassed

A man carrying bread walks past covered dead bodies lying on the ground after what activists said was an air raid by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, at Masaken Hanano in Aleppo, December 22, 2013.

Senin , 23 Dec 2013, 07:16 WIB

Monitors: Syrian helicopter bomb raids kill 42 in Aleppo

People carrying their belongings walk at the Syrian border crossing of Bab al-Hawa, at the Syrian-Turkish, Idlib Governorate December 20, 2013.

Sabtu , 21 Dec 2013, 21:40 WIB

Syrian opposition seize strategic hospital in Aleppo

Jumat , 20 Dec 2013, 18:27 WIB

VP Boediono opens Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals' National Conference

In this Nov. 2, 2011 file photo, a construction worker works on a new housing unit in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa.

Jumat , 20 Dec 2013, 17:46 WIB

Palestine ready to extend talks with Israel

Residents look for survivors at a damaged site after what activists said was an air strike from forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Takeek Al-Bab area of Aleppo, December 15, 2013.

Senin , 16 Dec 2013, 21:30 WIB

Death toll in Syrian bombing raid on Aleppo rises to 76

Security personnel loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad flash the 'V' signs in Hujaira town, south of Damascus November 20, 2013 file photo.

Syrian army retakes road needed to ship out chemical arms

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID,, DAMASCUS - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces had taken control of a highway connecting Damascus to the coast that is needed to extract hundreds of tons of toxic chemicals for destruction, state television said on Monday. Russia said it could provide transport for the chemicals to get them to the port of Latakia for removal. Nevertheless, Ahmet Uzumcu, head of the...

A man stands amid the smoke from tear gas fired by Egyptian riot police in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, to disperse hundreds of demonstrators.

Sabtu , 30 Nov 2013, 23:14 WIB