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‘NATO Game Over’: 500 held at anti-war protest at HQ

Belgian police have arrested almost 500 peace activists outside the NATO HQ in Brussels. Protesters attempted to storm the building, but were met with a heavy-handed response from hundreds of officers. Demonstrators say the march was called to protest NATO’s hawkish intervention policies. For more on this RT talks to one of the activists who [...]

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CrossTalk: Piece of Syria

Assad has accepted Annan’s peace plan, so what’s next? How will it be translated into action? As Syrian opposition groups will still be supported by the West, will they really welcome the plan? Does Mr. Annan’s plan require the rebels to give up their arms? Will we see an escalation of the conflict and Assad’s [...]

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Flashpoint Funding: UK doubles Syria rebel cashflow

The UK has announced it will allocate some £500000 ($795000) to supply non-military aid to the Syrian opposition. The Foreign Secretary says it will help the ‘hard-pressed’ opposition groups to register violations by the Assad government. RT’s Laura Smith says exactly what type of support and equipment the opposition will receive is yet to be [...]

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‘Annan mission last chance for Syria to avoid bloody war’

Russia says Kofi Annan’s peace efforts could be the last chance for Syria to avoid plunging into a long-lasting, bloody civil war. The joint UN-Arab special envoy and the Russian President have held talks in Moscow, to discuss ending the violence, and to get both sides in the conflict into talks. Hisham Jaber, from the [...]

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Troublemaking Turn: ‘Turkey may scupper Annan’s peace plan’

UN-Arab League envoy on Syria says it’s up to the people to decide if President Assad should step down. Kofi Annan is trying to promote a ceasefire and political dialogue to end the year-long crisis there. His latest comments come amid widespread calls from the US and its allies for regime-change in Syria. RT talks [...]

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‘Too many powers wanted Gaddafi silenced’ – ex-NTC head to RT

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was wanted dead so his secrets would die with him. So insists Mahmoud Jibril, the man who led the NTC uprising to overthrow Colonel Gaddafi’s regime, in an exclusive interview with RT. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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‘US & UK seek revenge on Syria for opposing Iraq war’

The Syrian opposition is acting with instructions from “decision makers” abroad, Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar Ja’afari claims in exclusive interview with RT. He says the instructions come from Doha, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, France and Washington. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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Another Tripoli: Syria strife echoes in neighborhood violence

It’s an Arab city on the Mediterranean with a penchant for everything green. Lebanese Tripoli looks a lot alike its Libyan namesake and, increasingly, it’s being drawn into the revolutionary violence. It’s home to sizable Alawite and Sunni communities and, with the Syrian border just a half-hour drive away, tensions are already boiling over. Oksana [...]

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‘Damascus blasts prove outside forces arming rebels for more bloodshed’

The Syrian opposition leaders are admitting some foreign governments are sending weapons to the rebels. Independent journalist James Corbett believes those outside forces have no thoughts about humanitarian aid and are only concerned with regime change. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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‘Time US stopped undeclared wars policy’

Moscow’s ready to back a UN resolution on Syria, as long as it contains no ultimatums aimed at Assad’s regime. That’s according to the Russian Foreign Minister, who’s voicing strong support for the UN special envoy’s roadmap to peace in the conflict-torn country. The UN Security Council is set to consider voting on a draft [...]

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CrossTalk: Syrian Divide

What else can the international community do to stop bloodshed in Syria? Will there be a strong case for military intervention? Some experts say it is already stronger than in Libya. Others say Libya is the very reason to stay out of Syria and let the people decide their own future. CrossTalking with Jacob Hornberger, [...]

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Package War? ‘West to strike Iran, Syria & Hezbollah’

Some analysts fear Damascus could follow Libya’s path – with foreign military intervention still not completely written off by NATO states. RT talks to Abdel Bari Atwan, the editor-in-chief of a London-based Arabic newspaper, who says Syria could be just a milestone to get to Iran. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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