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British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend the third day of closed-door nuclear talks at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva November 9, 2013. (REUTERS/Jean-Christophe Bott/Pool)

UK’s Hague stresses need for momentum on Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 12, 2013 | Middle East

London, Associated Press—Britain’s foreign secretary on Monday said world powers presented a united front to Iran at weekend talks that failed to reach an accord on curbing Tehran’s nuclear activities, echoing the US Secretary of State in rejecting reports...

Britain urges all Syrian opposition to join peace talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 22, 2013 | Middle East

London, Reuters—British Foreign Secretary William Hague said it was vital that all elements of Syria’s opposition join peace talks tentatively scheduled for Geneva next month if there was to be an end to the 31-month-old conflict. Hague was speaking before a...

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Activists wearing gas masks bag a dead cat as they collect samples to check for chemical weapon use, in the Zamalka area, where activists say chemical weapons were used by forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad in the eastern suburbs of Damascus August 22, 2013. (Reuters/Bassam Khabieh)

Médecins sans Frontières: Thousands suffering neurotoxic symptoms in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 24, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The international humanitarian aid organization Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, said in a report released Saturday that three hospitals it has been assisting in the Damascus governorate of Syria “received...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, gestures while meeting with Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, center, at Wajbah Palace in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday, June 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Doha meeting pledges to shift balance of power in Syria

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi and Sawsan Abu-Husain | Jun 23, 2013 | Middle East

Doha and Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Foreign ministers of the “Friends of Syria” group agreed a plan to provide military aid to the Syrian opposition on Saturday, in order to redress the power balance in the country and force President Bashar Al-Assad to...

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British Foreign Secretary William Hague, left, talks with Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, center, and Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger, during the EU foreign ministers meeting, at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 27, 2013 (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

EU drops arms embargo on Syrian rebels

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 28, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The EU dropped its arms embargo on the Syrian opposition yesterday after a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels ended without agreement. Without a unanimous decision among member-states to either extend or lift the embargo, the existing ban...