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Syria says chemical weapons experts may visit Douma on Wednesday
Middle East
April 18, 2018
Syria says chemical weapons experts may visit Douma on Wednesday
Syria’s U.N. ambassador said a United Nations security team traveled to the Syrian town of Douma ahead of a planned…
Iran says will make or buy any weapons it needs, lambasts ‘invading powers’
Middle East
April 18, 2018
Iran says will make or buy any weapons it needs, lambasts ‘invading powers’
Fighter jets and bombers flew overhead as Rouhani told the Tehran crowd and a live TV audience on Wednesday that…
Egypt to decline any request by US to send troops to Syria: former intelligence official
Egypt
April 17, 2018
Egypt to decline any request by US to send troops to Syria: former intelligence official
In response to a recent report published by American newspaper The Wall Street Journal regarding an alleged request by the…
Assad prepares to assault last rebel enclave near Damascus
Middle East
April 17, 2018
Assad prepares to assault last rebel enclave near Damascus
The Syrian army began preparatory shelling for an assault on the last area outside its control near Damascus on Tuesday,…
False alarm, not outside attack, sets off Syria air defenses
Middle East
April 17, 2018
False alarm, not outside attack, sets off Syria air defenses
A false alarm set off Syrian air defense systems early on Tuesday, the military said, denying earlier reports of an…
UK’s May tells lawmakers: Syria strikes were legal and moral
World
April 17, 2018
UK’s May tells lawmakers: Syria strikes were legal and moral
British Prime Minister Theresa May told restive lawmakers Monday that military airstrikes on Syria were right both legally and morally,…
Chemical arms experts due in Douma Wednesday, Russians say
Middle East
April 17, 2018
Chemical arms experts due in Douma Wednesday, Russians say
Chemical weapons experts are due to arrive in Douma on Wednesday to probe an alleged poison gas attack, Russian officials…
Syrian state media report new missile attack in Homs region
Middle East
April 17, 2018
Syrian state media report new missile attack in Homs region
Syrian state-run media reported that the country’s air defenses confronted a new “aggression,” shooting down missiles over the central region…
US-led strikes on Syria: A move with unpredictable consequences
Middle East
April 16, 2018
US-led strikes on Syria: A move with unpredictable consequences
The United States and its European allies launched airstrikes early Saturday on Syrian research, development and military facilities in response…
Russia may have tampered with chemical attack site: US envoy
Middle East
April 16, 2018
Russia may have tampered with chemical attack site: US envoy
Russia may have tampered with the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria’s Douma, the US envoy to…