VOA标准英语2010年-Iran, Syria Rebuke US

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (l) speaks with Syria's President Bashar Assad, as Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, sits next to them during an official dinner, in Damascus, 25, Feb 2010 The presidents of Iran and Syria have rebuk

VOA慢速英语--Syria Calls Evacuation of White Helmets ‘Criminal’

Syria has criticized the evacuation from Syria of hundreds of Syrian White Helmet rescue workers to Jordan. A Syrian foreign ministry official called the action a criminal process that showed the true nature of the White Helmets. The comments were re

US Welcomes End of Najaf Standoff, Criticizes Syria's Role i

By David Gollust U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage is welcoming Friday's end of the three-week occupation of the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf by Shi'ite militiamen as a great victory for Ira

VOA慢速英语2012 IN THE NEWS - Looking for a Solution to Syria

IN THE NEWS - Looking for a Solution to Syria 新闻报道 - 叙利亚困局求解 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Arab League foreign ministers are expected to meet in Cairo on Sunday to d

AS IT IS 2016-03-28 Iranians Buying Up Land in War-Torn Syria

AS IT IS 2016-03-28 Iranians Buying Up Land in War-Torn Syria Irans government wants its builders to buy up property in Shi-ite majority neighborhoods of Syrias capital, Damascus. It is also asking construction workers to go to Syria. This informatio

VOA标准英语2012--Syria Conflict Reaches Far Beyond Its Borders

Syria Conflict Reaches Far Beyond Its Borders From some angles, this road looks like it could be anywhere in the Middle East. But its not. It is Edgware Road in central London, a meeting point for some of the citys hundreds of thousands of Middle Eas

VOA标准英语2012--Arab Summit Marks Milestones for Syria, Iraq, Arab League

Arab Summit Marks Milestones for Syria, Iraq, Arab League As Arab leaders were gathering, amateur video continued to come out of Syria showing fresh government shelling of opposition strongholds. Stopping the violence in Syria is a key agenda item fo

VOA标准英语2012--International Military Intervention in Syria Remains Unlikely

International Military Intervention in Syria Remains Unlikely Even as the United States tries to identify the right people for a transitional authority to replace Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Obama administration said it is still considering

VOA标准英语2011--Gadhafi's Killing in Libya Has Repercussions for Syria

Gadhafi's Killing in Libya Has Repercussions for Syria The killing of Libya's ex-leader Moammar Gadhafi may prove a cautionary tale to autocrats in the region who face uprisings of their own. Those upheavals are keenly watched by Arab Spring proteste

VOA标准英语2013--Missile Defense System Keeps Watch on Syria

Missile Defense System Keeps Watch on Syria U.S. soldiers are maintaining Patriot Missiles. Since January, the missiles have been stationed at a Turkish military base outside Gaziantep. The city is 50 kilometers from Syria, where an an increasingly b

VOA标准英语2013--Syria, Surveillance Issues Await Obama at G8, Berlin

Syria, Surveillance Issues Await Obama at G8, Berlin While the G8 is normally considered an economic summit, this years gathering at a resort in Northern Ireland will address the bloodshed in Syriaand whether eight of the worlds most influential coun

VOA标准英语2013--G8 Leaders Meet on Economy, Syria

G8 Leaders Meet on Economy, Syria The leaders will meet at this isolated lakeside resort in Northern Ireland. They will have two days of quality time, far from demonstrations like those in London by self-proclaimed anti-capitalists, and far from any

VOA标准英语2013--Reaction Mixed to US Move on Syria

Reaction Mixed to US Move on Syria The fighting has raged in Syria for two years, and the United Nations says more than 93,000 people have been killed. But the deaths of about 100 of them have changed the strategic situation. The U.S. government anno

VOA标准英语2013--Kerry to Mideast for Syria Talks

Kerry to Mideast for Syria Talks The latest effort to end Syrian violence aims to bring together for the first time envoys from President Assad's government and its opponents. Though Washington and Moscow back different sides in the conflict, Secreta

Young Rappers Work to Educate Syria’s Refugee Children

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VOA双语新闻 Syria Says it Will Pull Troops from Lebanon

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Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia is not a defender of Syrian President Bashar Assad, but reaffirms that peace in Syria can only be achieved through talks. Putin's statement came at the end of a summit with European leaders in Brussels. I

英闻天下——450 EU Foreign Ministers Debate on Syria Embargo

Foreign Ministers from the European Union are divided over whether to lift an arms embargo on Syria in order to help the Syrian rebels. Britain and France want the embargo eased to aide rebels fighting against President Assad's government forces. But

英闻天下——219 Syria Officially Complains about Israeli Airstrike

Syria's Foreign Ministry has filed an official complaint about the Israeli attack that targeted a Syrian military research center in the capital Damascus a day earlier. The ministry also summoned the leader of the UN Disengagement Observer Force, Maj

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United Nations peacekeepers in a demilitarized zone between Syria and Israel are unable to verify a Syrian complaint that Israeli planes had flown over the Golan Heights to carry out an air strike. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman Eduar