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UK to Ban Of Petrol, Hybrid Cars Sale In 2035

February 5th, 2020 - 06:00 GMT

UK to Ban Of Petrol, Hybrid Cars Sale In 2035

Britain will ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035, five years earlier than planned, in an attempt to reduce air pollution that could herald the end of over a century of reliance on the internal combustion engine. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking to use the announcement to elevate the United Kingdom's environmental credentials after he sacked the head of a Glasgow UN Climate Change ...

A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on October 21, 2013, shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad giving an interview. (Image credit: AFP)

October 30th, 2013 - 05:22 GMT

Assad: Peace linked to "stopping aid to terrorists"

UN envoy Brahimi had previously met with President Bashar Assad in 2012 (Reuters)

October 30th, 2013 - 08:44 GMT

Brahimi to meet with Syrian President Assad

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October 30th, 2013 - 05:00 GMT

For the Middle East to progress, women need to have a ticket to ride

Approximately 3,000 women and children from Mouadamiya have managed to leave the besieged town according to UN figures (Khaled al-Hariri/Reuters)

October 29th, 2013 - 05:21 GMT

Regime and rebel forces evacuate besieged Syrian civilians in rare moment of cooperation

IAEA's Tero Varjoranta and Iran's Reza Najafi reported that they will meet again in Tehran November 11 as a follow-up to the "positive" talks in Vienna (Dieter Nagl/AFP)

October 29th, 2013 - 02:42 GMT

Iran talks in Vienna "positive," UN nuclear watchdog to visit Tehran in November

UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said during a visit to Damascus that he does not believe that Assad should be the leader of the new, transitioning Syrian state, despite noting that he believes the President can contribute to its formation. (AFP/File)

October 29th, 2013 - 06:43 GMT

Brahimi: Assad cannot be leader of "new" Syria

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) meets with International Peace envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (L) in Tehran on October 27, 2013.(Image credit: AFP)

October 29th, 2013 - 06:00 GMT

Syrian rebels: Iran and Russia can't participate in Geneva II conference

No matter the economic statistics, the real cost of the war must always be measured in human suffering.

October 29th, 2013 - 05:55 GMT

Immeasrable economic and human losses leave half of Syrians in poverty

An image grab taken from Syrian television on October 19, 2013 shows inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) at work at an undisclosed location. (Image credit: AFP)

October 28th, 2013 - 05:38 GMT

U.N. inspectors unable to access two chemical sites in Syria

The UN chose singer Sherine Abdelwahab to sing for women's rights. (Image: Facebook)

October 28th, 2013 - 12:52 GMT

Independent woman: Sherine Abdelwahab sings for women's rights

US Lawmakers John McCain and Lindsey Graham expressed doubts regarding the success of the proposed Geneva peace talks in ending the conflict in Syria (AP)

October 28th, 2013 - 08:40 GMT

US Lawmakers: "Repair ties" with KSA, be cautious with Iran

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets with International Peace envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi in Tehran on October 27, 2013. [ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images]

October 27th, 2013 - 10:24 GMT

Peace envoy to Syria expected in Damascus Monday