US prepares air strikes against the IS

US prepares air strikes against the IS

(VOVworld) – The US military is ready to conduct air strikes targeting the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, but President Barack Obama has not yet signed off on the plan
Iran rejects US offer to coordinate against IS

Iran rejects US offer to coordinate against IS

(VOVworld) - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday said his country has rejected a US request to coordinate efforts to combat the self-declared Islamic State (IS) within...
 Bashar al-Assad re-elected Syrian President

Bashar al-Assad re-elected Syrian President

(VOVworld)- Syrian news agency SANA reported Thursday that incumbent President Bashar al-Assad has won a landslide victory in Syria’s presidential election securing 88.7% of the vote
Syria: bumpy road to national reconstruction

Syria: bumpy road to national reconstruction

(VOVworld) – Syrian voters elected a President on June 3 for the first time in more than 50 years. Although the final vote count has not been announced, incumbent President Bashar Al-Assad...
EU extends sanctions against Syria until 2015

EU extends sanctions against Syria until 2015

(VOVworld) - The EU on Thursday agreed to renew economic sanctions against Syria until next June, including an oil embargo and asset freezes against allies of President Bashar al-Assad
Unable to claim sovereignty without legal basis

Unable to claim sovereignty without legal basis

(VOVworld) – In the previous edition, we talked about sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa under international law, previous territorial disputes and resolutions around the world, and Vietnam’s irrefutable historical and legal evidence of its...
Syrian rebels leave Homs

Syrian rebels leave Homs

(VOVworld) - Syrian rebels started withdrawing from the Old City of Homs on Wednesday, monitored by UN observers, the National Reconciliation Committee, and the Homs governor
Syria: fierce battle in Aleppo

Syria: fierce battle in Aleppo

(VOVworld) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) located in the UK said that at least 21 people were killed and 50 were wounded in a rebel mortar attack on...