Politics of Syria
‘No Doubt’ Syria Responsible For Deadly Chemical Attack
The United States has "no doubt" that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was responsible for last week's...
France Angered As Syria Official Attends Paris Conference
A top Syrian official attended a conference in Paris Tuesday on the invitation of French lawmakers, angering the...
Putin Warns of Future Chemical Weapons ‘provocations’ To Frame Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned of future chemical weapons "provocations" in Syria that would be...
G7 Rejects Sanctions On Russia After ‘chemical Attack’
The G7 group of nations has failed to reach agreement over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria. Foreign...
No G7 Consensus On Fresh Syria Sanctions
G7 foreign ministers have failed to agree on whether fresh sanctions should be imposed on Syrian President Bashar...
US Sees No Place For Assad In Syria Future
The United States sees no place for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in any peace resolution for the war-torn country,...
Hundreds In Syria Capital Protest US Strike
Hundreds of Syrian students gathered on Tuesday outside the United Nations headquarters in Damascus to protest last...
Syria War: Russian Officers ‘could Face Sanctions’
G7 foreign ministers will attempt to agree a common position on the Syrian conflict, before the US secretary of state...
Syria Dominates G7 Meet Before Tillerson Heads To Russia
Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...
Trump, May Aim To Convince Moscow To End Assad Support
A "window of opportunity" exists to convince Moscow to end its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, British...
Russia Could Face More Sanctions Over Syria
Further sanctions will be considered against Russia over the "appalling" behaviour of the Syrian regime, Boris Johnson...
Pentagon Suspects Chemical Weapons Still At Syrian Air Base
The Pentagon believes the Syrian regime likely has additional chemical weapons stocks at the airfield struck by US...
Southern EU Leaders Say US Strike On Syria ‘understandable’
The leaders of southern EU nations said Monday that a US missile strike on a Syrian air base in retaliation for a...
Tillerson: Russia ‘failure Allowed Syria Chemical Attack’
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has criticised Russia, saying it had failed to prevent Syria from carrying out a...
Assad Allies Threaten To Act Against Further ‘aggression’
A joint command centre made up of forces from Russia, Iran and militias backing Syrian President Bashar al Assad...
US Steps Up Pressure On Syria Ahead of Russia Talks
The United States stepped up pressure Sunday on Russia to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning that any...
Tillerson Says To Press Russia On Syrian Chemical Weapons
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press Russia on its failure to prevent Syria's use of chemical weapons in...
Iran’s Rouhani Reaffirms Support For Assad In Call
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called Bashar al-Assad to reaffirm his support for the Syrian leader in the wake of a...
Russia Responsible ‘by Proxy’ For Suspected Syrian Chemical Attack
British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Sunday accused Russia of being responsible "by proxy" for the death of 87...