VIDEO: Friends of Syria Undermine Peace Process – Lavrov

[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/friends-syria-peace-opposition-221/ic00fa35c8c30a9e3cc9599b5de74edf6_syria-lavrov-comments.flv] The actions of Friends of Syria group of states jeopardize realization of the UN peace plan for Syria, undermining international efforts to end violence in the country, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said. ­“Everybody backed…

The Divided ARAB LEAGUE under US/Israel: “The Erosion of Credibility”

While regional organizations are going to be the mainstay in international politics in the post-cold war world, one of the old regional organizations Arab League (formed in 1945) has shown all weakness of a broken house with members failing to take coordinated position on any of the raging international issues. A simple juxtaposition of the Arab League summit with the BRICS summit, held on the same date 29 March 2012, brings stark contrast how coordination in one part of the world is failing acutely, while on the other part the rise of BRICS in global arena is a foregone conclusion. While the Arab League, as the recent summit at Baghdad revealed, has become known for all differences, whether on Syria or Iran or on issues of conflict resolution, the BRICS countries developed commonalities on many issues including that of Syria and Iran. That the summit schedule was shifted twice before this one at Baghdad, and that only 9 member countries out of total twenty two countries participated in the summit itself reveals a poor story of the League. Even the nine countries participating in the summit did not send their top leaders; rather the member countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar sent junior officials instead of head of states to participate in the summit.

VIDEO: UK to help Syrian opposition unite against Assad with £500,000

[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/uk-assisstance-syria-opposition-806/i1f38ebae14f72e91bf575287d4e93253_20120330_laura_live1400.flv] The UK has announced it will allocate some £500,000 ($795,000) to supply non-military aid to the Syrian opposition. The Foreign Secretary says it will help the ‘hard-pressed’ opposition groups to register violations by the…

VIDEO: BRICS: Foreign interference in Syria ‘unacceptable’

[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/politics/brics-medvedev-syria-aid-732/i6ba5e6fdb5f4fff28dae6aee1d8cd39b_priya-fur-politics.flv] The world’s five leading emerging economies, represented by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, have released a statement that condemns foreign interference in Syria. It is important to give the Arab Republic’s government…