(VOVworld) - The European Union (EU) on Tuesday granted Albania candidate status, setting the Balkan country on the path EU membership
(VOVworld)- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday announced a “general amnesty” for all crimes committed to date
(VOVworld) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich said Thursday on television that no grounds exist to doubt the legitimacy of the presidential elections held in Syria
(VOVworld)- Syrian news agency SANA reported Thursday that incumbent President Bashar al-Assad has won a landslide victory in Syria’s presidential election securing 88.7% of the vote
(VOVworld) – Syrian voters on Tuesday began to cast their vote in the first presidential election in nearly 50 years, the first since the Ba’ath Party seized power in 1963
(VOVworld) – Syrian voters elected a President on June 3 for the first time in more than 50 years. Although the final vote count has not been announced, incumbent President Bashar Al-Assad...
(VOVworld) - The EU on Thursday agreed to renew economic sanctions against Syria until next June, including an oil embargo and asset freezes against allies of President Bashar al-Assad
(VOVworld) - Governor Talal al-Barazi on Friday declared the Old City of Homs in Syria "secure" and "free of arms and gunmen
(VOVworld) - Syrian rebels started withdrawing from the Old City of Homs on Wednesday, monitored by UN observers, the National Reconciliation Committee, and the Homs governor
(VOVworld) – The Syrian People’s Council said on Monday that it had invited lawmakers from 11 “friendly countries”, including Russia, China, India, South Africa, Brazil, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Ecuador, and...
(VOVworld) – The Syrian Supreme Constitutional Court on Sunday approved 3 out of 24 candidates for the presidential election, scheduled for June 3
(VOVworld) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) located in the UK said that at least 21 people were killed and 50 were wounded in a rebel mortar attack on...
(VOVworld) – Damascus has destroyed 92.2% of its chemical weapons. The remainder, 7.8% of its stockpile, is still being held at one site, according to the latest data released by the...
(VOVworld) – Iraqi military helicopters have destroyed a convoy of Jihad militants inside Syrian territory as it was approaching the Iraqi border, killing at least 8, said the Iraqi Interior Ministry...
(VOVworld) - Syria has shipped out approximately 80% of its declared chemical weapons material. Sigrid Kaag, the head of the international team overseeing the disarmament process made the statement on Saturday
(VOVworld)- An official welcoming ceremony for Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Vasilev Oresharski was held in Hanoi on Monday. The Bulgarian Prime Minister’s official visit is an opportunity for the...
(VOVworld)- US President Barak Obama will visit Saudi Arabia after his tour of 3 European countries beginning on Friday. During his second trip to Saudi Arabia since 2009, President Obama hopes...
(VOVworld) – Clashes between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad erupted in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Sunday killing one person and injuring 15 others
(VOVworld) – The Syrian government has said it is ready to cooperate with the UN Security Council’s resolution on providing humanitarian aid if it respects Syria’s sovereignty
(VOVworld) – Analysts say failed Geneva peace negotiations have discouraged hope for a political breakthrough to end the 3-year civil war in Syria. They also predict that the impasse will...