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UN war crimes team documents further Syrian government use of banned chlorine
Middle East

UN war crimes team documents further Syrian government use of banned chlorine

  GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces fired chlorine, a banned chemical weapon, on a rebel-held Damascus suburb and on…
Lebanon’s PM-designate Hariri not seeking revenge for father’s murder
Middle East

Lebanon’s PM-designate Hariri not seeking revenge for father’s murder

  THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said on Tuesday he is not seeking revenge for the…
More than 30,000 displaced in Syria’s Idlib in latest offensive: UN
Middle East

More than 30,000 displaced in Syria’s Idlib in latest offensive: UN

  BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 30,000 people have fled their homes in northwest Syria since Syrian government and allied…
UN’s Bachelet presses for new body on crimes against Myanmar Rohingya
World

UN’s Bachelet presses for new body on crimes against Myanmar Rohingya

  United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Monday for a new quasi-judicial body to collect evidence with…
SPD leader rejects any German role in war in Syria
Middle East

SPD leader rejects any German role in war in Syria

  BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats said on Monday her party would not approve any participation…
Syria and Russia resume Idlib air strikes: residents, rescuers
Middle East

Syria and Russia resume Idlib air strikes: residents, rescuers

  Russian and Syrian jets resumed intensive strikes in Idlib and Hama on Sunday, residents and rescuers said, as Damascus…
Syrian war documentary wins top Venice prizes
Culture

Syrian war documentary wins top Venice prizes

  A film that follows two friends through four nightmarish years of the Syrian civil war has lifted some of…
Russian and Syrian jets pound Idlib province after summit
Middle East

Russian and Syrian jets pound Idlib province after summit

  Russian and Syrian warplanes pounded towns in Syria’s opposition-held Idlib province on Saturday, a day after a summit of…
Turkey calls for ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib, Russia opposes
Middle East

Turkey calls for ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib, Russia opposes

  (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for a ceasefire in the rebel-held region of Idlib in northwest Syria…
US has seen evidence of Syria preparing chemical weapons in Idlib: envoy
Middle East

US has seen evidence of Syria preparing chemical weapons in Idlib: envoy

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There is “lots of evidence” that chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in…
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