The UN Security Council Friday was briefed on humanitarian access to besieged areas in Syria ahead of much-anticipated political talks on Jan. 25.
Myanmar's union peace conference kicked off here Tuesday, ahead of the first round of national-level formal political dialogue between the government and eight ethnic armed groups.
Ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) President and Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday cancelled his plan to amend the election law to ban political party leaders from holding dual nationality.
The 15-member UN Security Council Friday unanimously approved Resolution 2254 on the Syrian conflict, endorsing a roadmap for a Syrian-led political transition to end the country's crisis.
Malaysia's ruling party kicked off its annual assembly Thursday as Prime Minister Najib Razak has consolidated his position despite dissidents within his party.
Myanmar's Union Parliament on Tuesday approved the Nationwide Cesaefire Accord (NCA) signed between the government and eight ethnic armed groups in mid-October, parliament sources said.
Myanmar is drafting a framework for political dialogue between the government and ethnic armed groups under some 10 points at the Myanmar Peace Center here, an official report said Sunday.
Myanmar is on way to draft framework for holding political dialogue in a bid to end armed conflicts in the country, trying to form a trilateral Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) to start drafting the dialogue framework under the peace process.
Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC) has notified voters in the country the change in color of contesting political parties' logos.
The historic upcoming 2015 general election, scheduled for Sunday, will reflect people's genuine desire, Myanmar President U Thein Sein said Tuesday.
The historic upcoming 2015 general election, scheduled for Sunday, will reflect people's genuine desire, Myanmar President U Thein Sein said Tuesday.
The Myanmar government and eight ethnic armed groups out of 15 which have recently signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA), are drafting code of conduct for the signatories to observe, according to an official report Friday.
In parallel with its military involvement against the terror groups in Syria, Moscow is also trying to help make a breakthrough in the stalemated political process in Syria so as to bring an end to the long-running conflict in the war-torn country, analysts say.
The obvious low turnout that dominated the general scene in the first stage of Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary polls is attributed to the dissatisfaction of youth and the previous recurrent delays of the vital event, said political experts.
Myanmar's nationwide election campaign is picking up momentum as political parties began campaigning Tuesday, two months before the upcoming general election scheduled for Nov. 8.
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi described on Tuesday the upcoming general election as a crucial turning point of the country.
Myanmar President U Thein Sein on Wednesday pledged to work for a free and fair general election, and maintain political stability during the transition from the pre-election period to the post-election period.
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