(VOVworld) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia is willing to improve relations with Europe but insisted that the West was responsible for the strained ties
(VOVworld) – Differences over the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca have once again increased tensions in Iran-Saudi Arabia relations. Iran has recently announced that Iranians will not take part in this...
(VOVworld) - The Libyan Red Cross said on Sunday that the bodies of 133 refugees have washed up on Libya’s western coast in recent days
(VOVworld) - NATO will sign an accession agreement with Montenegro, paving the way for the small Balkan country to become the 29th member of the trans-Atlantic alliance, NATO Secretary General...
(VOVworld) – The Vienna talks of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) on ending the Syrian conflict closed with no clear breakthrough while faction-fighting erupted and the death toll continued...
(VOVworld) - UN envoy for human right Francois Crepeau criticizes EU's response to the refugee crisis as showing a ‘lack of vision’, operating under legal ambiguity, and backing the detention...
(VOVworld) - The number of migrants reaching Italy has surpassed the totals for Greece for the first time since June 2015, which might turn Italy back as the favorite gateway to...
(VOVworld) – The Syrian government said Tuesday that its latest session of talks with UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura was a “useful and constructive round”
(VOVworld) – The Syrian government delegation led by Bashar Ja’afari left Geneva on Monday, asking the rebels backed by Turkey and Saudi Arabia to accept responsibility for the escalating violence...
(VOVworld) - Syrian talks aiming to broker a political end to the five-year crisis will continue despite the opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) pulling out of formal talks on Tuesday
(VOV world) - Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said Monday that Russia will continue to help the Syrian army combat the Islamic State (IS) and Jabhat al...
(VOVworld) - Representatives of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said Sunday that the Syrian opposition has threatened to abandon the UN-brokered peace talks if there is no progress on its...
(VOVworld) – On Thursday, the UN Special Envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, met the Syrian opposition's delegation of Moscow-Kair in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss political transition, governance, and...
(VOVworld) - Macedonian police fired tear gas and stun grenades Wednesday to disperse 100 refugees who tried to pull down a wire fence separating Greece and Macedonia
(VOVworld) – The Syria People’s Assembly election will begin on April 13. It will be the second parliamentary election since civil war broke out in Syria in 2011....
(VOVworld) – The US has deployed B-52 bombers to the Al Udeid base in Qatar along with enhanced military activities to fight IS in Syria and Iraq. This has been the...
(VOVworld) – Austria’s Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner warned Thursday that the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Italy may double this year from 150,000 in 2015 to 300...
(VOVworld) - German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Tuesday that if the number of refugees entering Germany is kept at a low level, Germany could lift border control with Austria...
(VOVworld) - Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi dismissed Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and appointed new Vice-President on Sunday
(VOVworld) - Austria continues to refine its border policies to speed up asylum applications and control the influx of refugees into Austria