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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that the United States can "expect everything" if it attacks Syria.
Jordan King Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein will pay a state visit to China from September 15 to 18, the Foreign Ministry announced on Monday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday night that the Syria issue should be dealt with under the framework of the UN Security Council (UNSC).
Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali-Akbar Salehi said that the Islamic republic is ready to allay the West's concerns over its controversial nuclear program, Tehran Times daily reported Saturday.
Russia will help Syria in case of an external military attack, President Vladimir Putin said here on Friday.
Obama rejects G20 pressure to abandon Syria plan
Russia sends missile cruiser to Mediterranean
A Senate panel has voted to give US President Barack Obama the authority to use military force against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack.
President Barack Obama won the backing of key figures in the US Congress, including Republicans, in his call for limited US strikes on Syria to punish President Bashar al-Assad for his suspected use of chemical weapons against civilians.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday at a Senate hearing that boots on the ground may be needed in Syria if chemical weapons were to fall into wrong hands.
"At this particular moment, it's the highest number of displaced people anywhere in the world. And if one looks at the peak of the Afghan crisis we have probably very similar numbers of people displaced."
The Swedish Migration Board decided Tuesday that all the Syrian refugees coming to Sweden could become permanent residents due to the deteriorating situation in Syria.
Two ballistic missiles detected by the Russian airspace early warning system Tuesday were part of a joint US-Israeli test of missile defense system.
Ballistic 'objects' fired in Mediterranean: Russia
Israel's Defense Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday admitting to have successfully tested an " Ankor" target missile in the Mediterranean Sea, following a Russian report of two ballistic missiles launched in the area.
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