Shafiq welcomes friendly relations with Iran, blames Syrian state for bloodshed
Al Arabiya
In what might be his last media appearance before the Egyptian presidential runoff vote on June 16-17, Ahmad
Free Syrian Army denies Kuwaiti fighters among them
Al Arabiya with Agencies
Head of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), Colonel Riyadh al-Asaad, denied in comments published on Monday that Kuwaitis were 
CNFI representatives tell Brussels:
CNFI representatives tell Brussels:
“Iran’s different nationalities can have a fair and common future only in a federal and decentralized 
Nuclear body calls on Iran to sign deal over Tehran’s atomic drive
AFP
The U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran have agreed to hold talks in Vienna on Friday, IAEA chief Yukiya Amano said
Assad must ‘transfer power and depart Syria,’ Clinton says at Istanbul meet
AL ARABIYA WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday that the international community must give international
EU officials pressure Russia over Syria
Top European Union officials meet Putin in Saint Petersburg, with Kremlin’s support for Damascus set to dominate
U.S. confers with Israel on future Iran sanctions
with Agencies
The United States is conferring with Israel about new sanctions planned against Iran should international 
Military commander threatens to target U.S. bases if Iran is attacked
Al Arabiya with Agencies
Iran has warned the United States not to resort to military action against it, saying U.S. bases in the region were
EU says alarmed by rise in death sentences in Iran
Reuters, Brussels
The European Union criticized Iran on Wednesday for an “alarming” increase in the use of the death penalty this 
Russia, China oppose military intervention in Syria; Turkey, Japan expel Syrian envoys
with Agencies
Russia and China on Wednesday signaled their opposition to any military intervention in Syria as Turkey and Japan 
