Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday welcomed the imminent peace talks on Syria in Kazakhstan. Rouhani expressed the hope that the upcoming international peace talks on the future of Syria in Astana of Kazakhstan would be a major step towards the resolution of conflicts in the Arab states, Xinhua news agency reported. Resistance against terrorism …
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January 1, 2017Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday welcomed the imminent peace talks on Syria in Kazakhstan. Rouhani expressed the hope that the upcoming international peace talks on the future of Syria in Astana of Kazakhstan would be a major step towards the resolution of conflicts in the Arab states, Xinhua news agency reported. Resistance against terrorism …
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January 1, 2017The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously approved a resolution supporting a Russian-Turkish peace initiative for Syria, including an ongoing ceasefire and talks next month in Kazakhstan. The resolution aims to pave the way for the new talks under the aegis of key Syria government backers Russia and Iran, and of Turkey, which backs rebel …
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December 31, 2016The Indian basketball team defeated Kazakhstan 100-90 in its last Group E game to secure a place in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Challenge 2016 here today. This is the third straight time the men’s team has progressed to the knockouts. After the win at Azadi Sports Complex, India entered the knockouts as the …
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September 14, 2016Pakistan has launched a fresh drive to gather support for its NSG membership bid with a top official on Tuesday embarking on a visit to Belarus and Kazakhstan to gain their backing. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi is undertaking visits to Belarus and Kazakhstan from August 23 to …
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August 23, 2016The International Weightlifting Federation will ban Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus from competing for one year after the Rio Olympics finish because of doping, its chief said in an interview. IWF president Tamas Ajan said the governing body would announce the bans at the end of September or beginning of October, adding that he expected to punish several other nations as well. …
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