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Syria: some parties to conflict expected to observe ceasefire, Security Council urges support for plan

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Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the UN and the League of Arab States for Syria.

After meeting, UN official flags importance of political dialogue following Beirut bomb attack

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Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly.

Russia: Syrian Rebels Have US-Made Anti-Aircraft Weapons

Russia’s senior general says that rebels in Syria have acquired shoulder-mounted surface-to-air missiles, including a model made in the United States. General Staff Chief Nikolai Marakov says that officials need to determine who supplied the weapons...

Threat of criminal prosecution of observers at odds with established co-operation on United States elections, ODIHR Director says

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ODIHR Director Ambassador Janez Lenarcic addresses a session of NATO's Parliamentary Assembly at the Sejm, Poland's parliament, in Warsaw...