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New Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora on a one-day visit to Syria

In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - New Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora on a one-day visit to Syria, where he meet with President Bashar Al Assad on July 31, 2005. The two leaders called for 'new ties' between their two countries. It is Siniora's first trip abroad since he was appointed. He is part of an 'anti-Syrian' coalition that won the Lebanese elections last month. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACA.

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Pakistan's major parties agree to form coalition gov't

STORY: Pakistan's major parties agree to form coalition gov't SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of joint press conference 2. various of National Assembly of Pakistan STORYLINE: Pakistan's two major political parties, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), agreed to form a coalition government in center, leaders of the two parties said Tuesday night. "Both the parties have agreed on a power-sharing formula as we have the required number of seats in the National Assembly (NA) to form the government," PML-N president and former prime minister Shahbaz Sharif said during a joint press conference in Islamabad. Following days of negotiations between the two parties, it has been decided that Sharif will be the joint candidate for both parties for the slot of prime minister and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari will be the joint candidate for the president's slot. Sharif said that

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Spain's Socialist leader Sanchez set for fresh bid to form gov't

STORY: Spain's Socialist leader Sanchez set for fresh bid to form gov't DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pedro Sanchez, leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 2. various of the leader of the right-wing People's Party, Alberto Nunez Feijoo 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): PEDRO SANCHEZ, Leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 4. various of Spanish Congress (file) STORYLINE: Pedro Sanchez, leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), was nominated by King Felipe on Tuesday to try and form the country's new government. Sanchez, who has been acting prime minister since the July 23 general election, will now conduct talks with political party leaders with the aim of establishing a viable coalition government. His opportunity comes after the leader of the right-wing People's Party, Alberto Nunez Feijoo, last week lost two investiture votes in Congress. "I have accepted the responsibility given to me by Hi

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World leaders urged to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of nations without nuclear weapons hold a joint news conference in Hiroshima, Japan, on April 12, 2014, after a two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the atomic-bombed city.

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World leaders urged to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA,Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of nations without nuclear weapons hold a joint news conference in Hiroshima, Japan, on April 12, 2014, after a two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the atomic-bombed city.

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World leaders urged to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of nations without nuclear weapons gather at a luncheon during a second day session of a two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in Hiroshima on April 12, 2014.

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Foreign ministers urge world leaders to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of non-nuclear weapons visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima on April 12, 2014, before the second-day session of the two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the city.

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Foreign ministers urge world leaders to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Foreign ministers from a coalition of non-nuclear weapons offer flowers at the memorial cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on April 12, 2014, before the second-day session of the two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the city.

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Foreign ministers urge world leaders to visit A-bombed cities

HIROSHIMA, Japan -縲Foreign ministers from a coalition of non-nuclear weapons offer flowers at the memorial cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on April 12, 2014, before the second-day session of the two-day meeting of the 12-member Nonproliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the city.

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Japan's new Cabinet formed ahead of looming election

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan (R), president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, and Shizuka Kamei, leader of the People's New Party, shake hands prior to their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 8, 2010. The two leaders agreed to continue their alliance to form a coalition government before Kan launches his Cabinet later in the day.

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Ruling coalition leaders meet to discuss contentious issues

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei, leader of the People's New Party, leaves a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2009, after meeting with the other two leaders of the coalition government -- Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who concurrently serves as president of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima.

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Ruling coalition leaders meet to discuss contentious issues

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima leaves a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2009, after meeting with the other two leaders of the coalition government -- Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who concurrently serves as president of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Shizuka Kamei, leader of the People's New Party.

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DPJ to begin talks with SDP, PNP on forming coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Shizuka Kamei, new leader of the People's New Party, shake hands at the Diet building on Sept. 1. After their first meeting since the sweeping Aug. 30 victory by the DPJ in the House of Representatives election, Kamei indicated the two leaders will start talks shortly on forming a tripartite coalition along with the Social Democratic Party leader.

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Ruling bloc agrees on Diet session extension, delaying poll

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party leader Akihiro Ota (L) and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for a photo prior to their talks at the prime minister's office on June 21. The two coalition leaders agreed to extend the ongoing 150-day Diet session for 12 days until July 5 to ensure the enactment of key legislation, delaying the upper house election to July 29 despite criticism from the opposition camp.

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(2)Party leaders appeal to voters

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), flanked by his two coalition partners, New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki (L) and New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai (R), waves at voters at the end of his campaign speech in Tokyo's Shibuya on Nov. 2 Nov. 2

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Ruling parties agree to extend Diet session until July 28

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) talks with the two other coalition leaders -- Hiroshi Kumagai (L) of the New Conservative Party and Takenori Kanzaki of the New Komeito party -- at his office in Tokyo on June 16. They agreed to extend the current Diet session until July 28.

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Koizumi meets with ruling coalition leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) and two ruling coalition leaders -- Takeshi Noda of the New Conservative Party (L) and Takenori Kanzaki of New Komeito party -- pose for a photograph before they begin talks at the prime minister's office Sept. 26.

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U.N. chief Annan meets with Japan's ruling coalition leaders

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan (L) shakes hands with Toshiro Nikai, secretary general of the New Conservative Party in Japan's ruling coalition, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30. Looking on are the secretaries general of the other two coalition parties -- Taku Yamasaki of the Liberal Democratic Party (3rd from R) and Tetsuzo Fuyushiba of the New Komeito party (2nd from R).

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Koizumi stumps in Niigata with leaders of LDP's coalition allies

NIIGATA, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), together with leaders of his Liberal Democratic Party's two coalition allies -- Takenori Kanzaki (L) of the New Komeito party and Takeshi Noda (R) of the New Conservative Party -- stumps in the city of Niigata on April 20 for an upper house by-election to be held April 28.

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Coalition leaders agree on 2nd extra budget

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is seated at his official resident, flanked by his two coalition partners, New Komeito party leader Takenori Kanzaki (R) and New Conservative Party head Takeshi Noda (L). They agreed to compile a 2.5 trillion yen second extra budget for the current fiscal year to prop up Japan's ailing economy.

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Koizumi prepares for policy speech

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), flanked by Chikage Ogi (L), leader of the New Conservative Party, and Tekenori Kanzaki (R), leader of the New Komeito party, poses for photographers prior to their meeting at his official residence May 6. Koizumi met with the two coalition leaders to brief them on a policy speech he will deliver in the Diet on May 7.

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Ruling coalition leaders agree on policies

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Koizumi (C), newly elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands in the Diet building April 25 with the leaders of the LDP's two coalition partners -- New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki (R) and New Conservative Party head Chikage Ogi (L) -- after signing a policy agreement.

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Obuchi, LP's Ozawa strike coalition deal

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (2nd from L), head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and opposition Liberal Party (LP) leader Ichiro Ozawa (3rd from L) shake hands on Nov. 19 after striking a deal to form a coalition government. The two leaders are flanked by LDP Secretary General Yoshiro Mori (L) and LP Secretary General Takeshi Noda (R).

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Hun Sen, Prince Ranariddh strike

Cambodian leaders pose for photographers on Nov. 13 after a two-day talk at the royal palace in Phnom Penh. Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) and former co-premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh (2nd from R) agreed to form a coalition government. King Norodom Sihanouk (2nd from L), Chea Sim, president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (L) also joined the talks.

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HK hosts int'l communication forum on fairness, safety

STORY: HK hosts int'l communication forum on fairness, safety DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the second International Communication Forum 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JOHN LEE, HKSAR Chief Executive STORYLINE: The second International Communication Forum was held on Wednesday in Hong Kong under the theme of "Towards a Fairer, Safer World." Jointly organized by Friday Culture Ltd. and the Hong Kong Coalition, the forum gathered international leaders and scholars. It included two panel discussions, entitled "Achieving fairness in a polarized world" and "Safety, from individual to global perspectives," respectively. John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, delivered a keynote speech at the forum. SOUNDBITE (English): JOHN LEE, HKSAR Chief Executive "Hong Kong now continues to be an open, safe, vibrant and business-friendly metropolis, and is back on the right course of 'one country, two systems.' The

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ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-GANTZ-SAAR-JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE

(220711) -- RAMAT GAN, July 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Benny Gantz (R), Israel's defense minister and leader of the centrist Blue and White party, and Gideon Sa'ar, justice minister and leader of the right-wing New Hope party attend a joint press conference in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan on July 10, 2022. Leaders of two parties in Israel's outgoing coalition government announced on Sunday that they would run jointly in the upcoming national elections. Benny Gantz and Gideon Sa'ar called in a joint statement for a centrist unity government with Gantz at the helm that would "say no to extremism." (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-GANTZ-SAAR-JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE

(220711) -- RAMAT GAN, July 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Benny Gantz (R), Israel's defense minister and leader of the centrist Blue and White party, and Gideon Sa'ar, justice minister and leader of the right-wing New Hope party attend a joint press conference in central Israeli city of Ramat Gan on July 10, 2022. Leaders of two parties in Israel's outgoing coalition government announced on Sunday that they would run jointly in the upcoming national elections. Benny Gantz and Gideon Sa'ar called in a joint statement for a centrist unity government with Gantz at the helm that would "say no to extremism." (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

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Ruling bloc agrees on Diet session extension, delaying poll

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party leader Akihiro Ota (L) and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for a photo prior to their talks at the prime minister's office on June 21. The two coalition leaders agreed to extend the ongoing 150-day Diet session for 12 days until July 5 to ensure the enactment of key legislation, delaying the upper house election to July 29 despite criticism from the opposition camp. (Kyodo)

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Japan's new Cabinet formed ahead of looming election

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan (R), president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, and Shizuka Kamei, leader of the People's New Party, shake hands prior to their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 8, 2010. The two leaders agreed to continue their alliance to form a coalition government before Kan launches his Cabinet later in the day. (Kyodo)

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Ruling coalition leaders meet to discuss contentious issues

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei, leader of the People's New Party, leaves a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2009, after meeting with the other two leaders of the coalition government -- Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who concurrently serves as president of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima. (Kyodo)

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Ruling coalition leaders meet to discuss contentious issues

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima leaves a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2009, after meeting with the other two leaders of the coalition government -- Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who concurrently serves as president of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Shizuka Kamei, leader of the People's New Party. (Kyodo)

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DPJ to begin talks with SDP, PNP on forming coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Shizuka Kamei, new leader of the People's New Party, shake hands at the Diet building on Sept. 1. After their first meeting since the sweeping Aug. 30 victory by the DPJ in the House of Representatives election, Kamei indicated the two leaders will start talks shortly on forming a tripartite coalition along with the Social Democratic Party leader. (Kyodo)

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Ruling parties agree to extend Diet session until July 28

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) talks with the two other coalition leaders -- Hiroshi Kumagai (L) of the New Conservative Party and Takenori Kanzaki of the New Komeito party -- at his office in Tokyo on June 16. They agreed to extend the current Diet session until July 28. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi stumps in Niigata with leaders of LDP's coalition allies

NIIGATA, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), together with leaders of his Liberal Democratic Party's two coalition allies -- Takenori Kanzaki (L) of the New Komeito party and Takeshi Noda (R) of the New Conservative Party -- stumps in the city of Niigata on April 20 for an upper house by-election to be held April 28.

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Koizumi prepares for policy speech

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C), flanked by Chikage Ogi (L), leader of the New Conservative Party, and Tekenori Kanzaki (R), leader of the New Komeito party, poses for photographers prior to their meeting at his official residence May 6. Koizumi met with the two coalition leaders to brief them on a policy speech he will deliver in the Diet on May 7.

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Ruling coalition leaders agree on policies

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Koizumi (C), newly elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands in the Diet building April 25 with the leaders of the LDP's two coalition partners -- New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki (R) and New Conservative Party head Chikage Ogi (L) -- after signing a policy agreement.

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Obuchi, LP's Ozawa strike coalition deal

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (2nd from L), head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and opposition Liberal Party (LP) leader Ichiro Ozawa (3rd from L) shake hands Nov. 19 after striking a deal to form a coalition government. The two leaders are flanked by LDP Secretary General Yoshiro Mori (L) and LP Secretary General Takeshi Noda (R).

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Hun Sen, Prince Ranariddh strike

Cambodian leaders pose for photographers Nov. 13 after a two-day talk at the royal palace in Phnom Penh. Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) and former co-premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh (2nd from R) agreed to form a coalition government. King Norodom Sihanouk (2nd from L), Chea Sim, president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (L) also joined the talks.