Africa / Middle East

Syria calls for an end to US-led coalition aggressions

Damascus, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) Syria urged the UN Security Council to stop the aggression from the coalition led by Washington because the ''silence kept in front of those crimes conveys a message of impunity towards their perpetrators.''

Sixth Africa-Europe Summit Opens in Austria

18 de diciembre de 2018, 17:05Vienna, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) The 6th Africa-Europe Summit on economic relations opened in Vienna on Tuesday with the participation of some twenty heads of State and Government.

Russia, Turkey, Iran to Activate Syrian Constitutional Committee

18 de diciembre de 2018, 16:04Moscow, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) The foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey and Iran agreed on mechanisms in Geneva to organize the first constitutional committee meeting for Syria in early 2019, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.

Syria calls for an end to US-led coalition aggressions

Lebanese and Israeli Armies Live Tensions

Beirut, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) The Lebanese and Israeli armies are living with moments of tensions that almost reached the armed confrontation, after the operations Tel Aviv carried out on the border between the two States.

Qatar, UNRWA Sign Agreement to Support Palestinian Refugees

Ramallah, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) Qatar and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Monday signed a two-year agreement to support the agency''s core services, including education, health care, relief and social services.

Israel Suppresses Palestinian Naval March in Gaza

Ramallah, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) At least 22 Palestinians were wounded on Monday by Israeli forces as they suppressed the twentieth weekly naval march on the northern coast of the besieged Gaza Strip.

OPEC Secretary General Visits Angola

Luanda, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Nigerian Mohamed Sanuzi Barkindo, began on Monday official meetings with Angolan authorities to chart the future of that group.

Syrian Tribes of Hasaka Denounce Threats from Turkey

Damascus, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The Council of Dignitaries and Tribes Leaders in the Syrian province of Hasaka on Monday has condemned the Turkish regime's threats to launch an aggression against the eastern Euphrates areas.

Saudi Arabia Rejects US Senate Position

Riyadh, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) Saudi Arabia on Monday rejected the position expressed by the United States Senate that approved the withdrawal of military support to the kingdom in its conflict with Yemen and blamed the crown prince for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Negotiating with the US Is Useless, Iran's Foreign Minister Says

Tehran, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) It is useless to negotiate with the government of US President Donald Trump, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif assured in an intervention at the 18th Doha Forum, cited here on Sunday.