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New chemical weapons team to launch first Syria investigations
A new team established by the global chemical weapons watchdog to attribute blame for the use of banned munitions in Syria will investigate nine ... Middle East -
OPCW experts to dig up bodies of Douma attack victims
Global chemical arms inspectors are to take the unprecedented step of exhuming some bodies of victims in the Syrian town of Douma as they work to ... Middle East -
Syrian military pummels ISIS-held districts in Damascus
Syrian government forces used warplanes, helicopters and artillery on Sunday to pound districts of the capital held by ISIS and the Nusra Front, in a ... Middle East -
Chemical Weapons inspectors take samples in Syria’s Douma
A team of inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) visited a site in Douma, Syria on Saturday to collect ... Middle East -
France: Russia obstructing OPCW experts’ access to site of Douma attack
Russia is obstructing the access of international chemical weapons inspectors to the site of a suspected poison gas attack in the Syrian town of Douma ... Middle East -
US blames Syrian regime for delaying OPCW inspectors from entering Douma
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday that the Syrian government was responsible for delays in inspectors reaching sites of a suspected ... Middle East -
Did Alawite pressure lead to Assad’s chemical attack on Syria’s Douma?
Many theories have been brought forth by international observers in the aftermath of a suspected chemical attack on Syria’s Douma, including one ... Features -
UN source: OPCW experts unlikely to enter Douma on Wednesday
International chemical weapons inspectors will most probably not go into the Syrian town of Douma on Wednesday, a UN source in Syria told Reuters. A ... Middle East -
Trump fulfills Syria promise by showing what a ‘red line’ really means
US President Donald Trump did it and proved that he is not like his “soft,” if not to say the conspirator, predecessor Barack Obama. Trump ... Middle East -
US, Syria give conflicting accounts on global chemical weapons experts
The United States and Syria appeared to offer conflicting accounts on Tuesday of whether global chemical weapons inspectors had reached the Syrian ... Middle East -
Weapons inspectors delayed after gunfire in Syria’s Douma
Chemical weapons inspectors had to delay visiting the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria’s Douma on Wednesday after a UN ... Middle East -
US suggests Russia, Syria may tamper with Douma evidence, Moscow denies it
The United States accused Russia on Monday of blocking international inspectors from reaching the site of a suspected poison gas attack in Syria and ... Middle East -
Eastern Ghouta free of militants, announces Syrian army
Syria’s army command on Saturday announced that the eastern Ghouta region was free of militants, following the departure of the last rebel ... Middle East -
Is Syria’s chemical weapons program completely destroyed?
Western powers said on Saturday their missile attacks struck at the heart of Syria’s chemical weapons program, but the restrained assault ... Middle East -
Macron says Syria crossed France’s ‘red line,’ ‘military to act upon request’
French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday night that France had joined the US and Britain in an ongoing operation of strikes to target “the ... Middle East -
Thousands leave Syria's Douma as evacuations wrapping up
Thousands of Islamist fighters and their relatives left the Syrian town of Douma they once controlled as the last evacuations from Eastern Ghouta ... Middle East -
Why West’s military action is necessary in Syria
Almost all influential western leaders have condemned the recent chemical attack in Douma in Syria but as the saying goes “talk doesn’t ... Middle East -
UK’s May says Syria chemical weapons can’t go unchallenged
Prime Minister Theresa May moved ever closer on Wednesday to committing Britain to military action against Syria, saying “all the ... World News -
Moscow calls on West to ‘seriously consider’ consequences of Syria threats
Moscow on Thursday called on the West to “seriously consider’ the consequences of threats against Syria after the US and France said they ... Middle East -
WHO demands access to victims of alleged Syria chemical attack
The World Health Organization on Wednesday demanded "immediate" access to the victims of an alleged chemical attack in Syria, voicing ... Middle East -
Trump and allies mull possible joint response in Syria
Trump administration officials consulted with global allies Tuesday on a possible joint military response to Syria’s alleged poison gas attack, ... Middle East -
Eurocontrol cautions airlines about possible air strikes into Syria in next 72 hours
Pan-European air traffic control agency Eurocontrol on Tuesday warned airlines to exercise caution in the eastern Mediterranean due to the possible ... Middle East -
Trump tells Russia ‘get ready’ for Syria missile strikes
United States President Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday that Russia should be on standby as Washington prepares a response after the chemical ... Middle East -
White House: Trump, May will ‘not allow’ Syria chemical attacks to continue
The leaders of Britain and the United States vowed Tuesday to end chemical weapon attacks in Syria, drawing a red line ahead of possible military ... World News -
Trump promises forceful response to chemical arms attack in Syria
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he and US military officials were reviewing a US response to the chemical weapons attack in Syria over the ... Middle East -
Al Jubeir: Those responsible for Douma attack must be held accountable
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday that those responsible for the suspected chemical attack in Douma should be held ... Gulf -
Syria invites OPCW to investigate alleged chemical attack in Douma
The Syrian government has invited the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to send a team to investigate allegations of a chemical ... Middle East -
Saudi envoy to US: Syria chemical attack is continuation of Assad, Iran crimes
Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, said on Tuesday that the kingdom strongly condemns the ... Middle East -
The Douma chemical attack and Trump’s anger
It has only been few days since US President Donald Trump’s controversial stance that he prefers to withdraw from Syria and let others handle ... Middle East -
Four Iranians killed in airstrike on Syria airbase; Tehran, Moscow blame Israel
Tehran declared on Monday that four of its military advisers have been killed in “Israel’s overnight airstrikes on T4 airbase in the ... Middle East