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The U.S. Consulate remains open and fully staffed, and is unaffected by the warning (Reuters)

Ankara Seeks Clarification over U.S. Decision to Remove Diplomats’ Families from Istanbul

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 31, 2016 | World

Ankara – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu sought clarification from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry over the latter’s decision to remove the families of U.S. consulate personnel in Istanbul due to security reasons. Cavusoglu called his U.S....

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama attend the U.N. climate change conference in Paris, France, on November 30, 2015. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Moscow Pinning its Hopes on Lausanne Meeting as U.S. Seeks ‘Multilateral’ Approach

by Taha Abed alWahed and Heba El-Koudsy | Oct 14, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow, Washington – An international meeting on the ministerial level will be held in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Saturday as part of fresh attempts to overcome previous failures in reaching an agreement over war-torn Syria. While reports said Iran will not attend...

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U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, wait for the start of a meeting at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. (Photo by AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Meeting on Syria to be Held on Saturday in Lausanne

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Oct 13, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow, Ankara – Russia said a ministerial meeting will be held in Switzerland on Saturday to discuss the Syrian crisis, while the United States State Department said a second international meeting will take place in London on Sunday to look into the means to stop the...

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Afghan children play on a destroyed armored vehicle in Kabul June 30, 2013. (Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Donors Pledge $15 Billion in Aid to Afghanistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2016 | World

Washington, Brussels – International donors have pledged $15.2 billion in aid to help Afghanistan until 2020. The European Union, co-hosting a donor conference in Brussels, struggled to raise the funds, given the increasingly powerful insurgency and widespread...

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U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby. Reuters

U.S. Looks for Options, Alternatives on Syria

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 1, 2016 | Middle East, World

Washington, Moscow- U.S. sources indicated that a phone conversation between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Friday was marred with tension and resentment in light of recriminations between the two sides against the...