Obstacles to US-EU TTIP negotiations

Obstacles to US-EU TTIP negotiations

(VOVworld) – Negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the EU began in Washington on Monday with bilateral relations still raw after Edward Snowden’s...
Potential instability challenges Egypt

Potential instability challenges Egypt

(VOVworld) - Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi insists that his newly approved Constitutional Declaration will be invalid once a new constitution is approved by a referendum. This is his latest concession following strong...
Palestinians aspirations

Palestinians aspirations

(VOVworld)- The UN General Assembly will vote on Thursday on Palestine’s application to be an observer member state. A previous application for full membership in September 2011 was denied. This time...
Iran’s nuclear crisis is heating up

Iran’s nuclear crisis is heating up

(VOVworld) – Iran’s nuclear crisis is causing an intense headache for the world community. The tiniest spark is likely to ignite a conflagration, perhaps the World War III. VOV’s...
UN General Assembly discusses Syria crisis

UN General Assembly discusses Syria crisis

The UN General Assembly met on Thursday to discuss the crisis in Syria. The Assembly is likely to vote on a draft resolution that condemns the Security Council for failing to...
Russia, China veto resolution on Syria

Russia, China veto resolution on Syria

For the third time Russia and China, two permanent members of the UN Security Council, have vetoed a Security Council resolution imposing non-military sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al...
Egypt faces new risks of instability

Egypt faces new risks of instability

(VOVworld) – The Egypt’s political arena has become ruffled again after the country’s 2nd round of presidential elections last week. What happens in this North African country is contrary to a...
UNSC to vote on Syria observer mission

UNSC to vote on Syria observer mission

(VOVworld)- The UN Security Council is scheduled to meet later Saturday to vote on a draft resolution that would authorize immediate dispatch of a team of observers to Syria to...
Russia rejects using force against Syria

Russia rejects using force against Syria

Russia has vowed to block any UN Security Council resolution, which allows the use of force against Syria . Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said that Moscow will veto any resolution directly or indirectly using force. Gatilov...