The Foreign Affairs Committee is calling on Ireland and its EU partners to continue working with the League of Arab states to protect the lives of the civilian population in Syria.

Amnesty International today warned that 2.2 million people face the risk of starvation and disease following yesterday’s decision by the Sudanese government to expel more than 10 aid agencies.

Iraq’s president today appealed for help in fighting terrorism and called for patience as his country’s people try to overcome widespread violence and establish a modern state.