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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly calls for a "temporary pause in hostilities" in Gaza, saying that "the humanitarian situation facing the Palestinian people, facing Palestinian women and children, is dire".
2023-10-31

John Baird resigns as the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
2015-02-3

Canada closes its embassy in Iran and orders all Iranian diplomatic staff out of Canada, citing Iran's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Iran's "among the worst" human rights record, its lack of respect for the Vienna conventions, its nuclear program and the security of Canadian diplomatic personnel. It sees Iran as the world's "most significant threat to global peace and security." Minister of foreign affairs Baird says the Canadian government files Iran as a "state sponsor of terrorism" under the Canadian
2012-09-7

Canada announces it will establish an embassy in Myanmar after the country's widespread democratic reform, says Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird.
2012-07-13

Several nations, including Turkey, Germany and Canada, expel Syrian diplomats in response to the May 25 Houla massacre.
2012-05-30

The European Union imposes sanctions on 13 Syrian officials in response to a violent crackdown on protests in the country.
2011-05-10

Dozens of tanks have been sent to the Syrian city of Homs as the Government continues to crack down on protesters.
2011-05-5

Snipers in the city of Latakia, Syria, kill at least three people as protests continue.
2011-03-26

Thousands of people march in the southern Syrian city of Deraa calling for more political freedoms.
2011-03-21

Demonstrators defy a government ban in the Syrian capital Damascus and protest for a second day, demanding the release of political prisoners.
2011-03-16