The 2nd conference “New Horizon: the International Conference of Independent Thinkers” was held in Tehran, September 29–October 1 2014, including over 30 journalists, writers and academics from around the world presenting papers and arguing issues…
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Meeting in Malabo exemplifies the contradictions in continental affairs Equatorial Guinea was the scene of the latest African Union (AU) Summit convened on June 26-27. This oil-rich nation has become more prominent in recent years…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/us-france-oil-reserve-elections-793/i6657690ce2199941e92689e24f525be5_guest-oil-reserve-eyre.flv] The French prime minister has said that there’s a “good chance” the United States and Europe will agree to release oil reserves into the market to drive down crude prices, but discussions are still…
US marines (AFP Photo / Don Emmert) Washington has allegedly opened discussions with allies on possible military intervention in Syria, as foreign ministers from the UN Security Council nations meet to discuss the Syrian conflict….
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on March 2, 2012 (AFP Photo / Dimitar Dilkoff) Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said his government will make decisions on Iran independently. The statement comes on the eve…
U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 5, (Reuters / Jason Reed) Israel will decide for itself whether to strike Iran,…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/un-assembly-vote-syrian-resolution-521/i94d716f80cac1e4cb0772f4bfd108a67_portnaya-live-0200.flv] The UN General Assembly has called on Syrian President Assad to step down. The resolution passed Thursday is worded similarly to a document vetoed in the UN Security Council by Russia and China. The…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/syria-united-nations-russia-377/id075117311e52520040e13684bb99837_churkina_0600.flv] UN Security Council members have agreed to the text of a resolution on Syria. Reports say the new draft does not include provisions which Russia vocally opposed, namely an arms embargo and the resignation…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/syria-un-security-council-211/ia41b01ea32eac8bdd8abc1e9d885675a_syria_portnaya_live_0200.flv] A major diplomatic battle over the fate of Syria has begun at the United Nations, with Russia and China the only permanent Security Council members challenging the UN’s right to ‘meddle’ in sovereign states’…