syria
Mattis Says Assad Took Trump’s Chemical Warning ‘seriously’
US President Donald Trump's warning to the Syrian government not to carry out a chemical weapons attack appears to have...
30 Civilians Dead In Air Strikes On IS-Held Area of Syria
Most of the Syrian town of Deir Ezzor province is controlled by the jihadists and it has been the target of air strikes...
Qatar Slams Saudi Refusal To Negotiate
Qatar on Wednesday condemned Saudi Arabia's refusal to negotiate the demands of the kingdom and its allies for ending a...
UN Refugee Cash Card Scheme Boosts Lebanese Grocers
In three years, Lebanese grocer Ali Khiami hired six staff, invested in property and funded his children's university...
Macron Invites Trump To Bastille Day
French President Emmanuel Macron invited President Donald Trump to a Bastille Day celebration next month to celebrate...
Sudan Hopes US Travel Ban Won’t Harm Sanctions Bid
Sudan expressed hopes on Tuesday that a US court's decision to partially reinstate a travel ban that includes its...
UN Envoy Optimistic Over Syria Talks In July
The UN envoy for Syria said Tuesday he hoped that talks set to begin next week in Astana would help create favorable...
Macron, Trump Vow ‘joint Response’ If Chemical Attack In Syria
US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron agreed during a telephone call Tuesday on the need...
Egyptian Warplanes Hit Arms Convoy From Libya
Egyptian warplanes struck a convoy of 12 vehicles about to be driven across the border from Libya carrying weapons and...
US Suspects Chem Weapons ‘activity’ At Syria Base Used In Attack
The US warning that Syria may be preparing another chemical weapons attack was based on suspect activity at the launch...
Syria’s Assad Visits Russian Airbase
President Bashar al-Assad toured a Russian airbase in western Syria on Tuesday in his first official visit to Moscow's...
US Lists China Among Worst Human Trafficking Offenders
President Donald Trump's administration hit China Tuesday over its rights record, listing the country alongside Sudan...
Former Syrian Defence Minister Dies In Paris
Syria's former defence minister Mustafa Tlass, a close friend of President Bashar al-Assad's father and predecessor...
Dozens Dead In US-Led Strikes On Jihadist-Run Syrian Prison
US-led coalition air strikes killed nearly 60 people at a Syrian prison run by the Islamic State group, a monitor said...
57 Dead In US-Led Strikes On IS Syria Prison
US-led coalition air strikes on a jail run by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria killed at least 57 people, the...
Trump Travel Ban Injunction Partly Lifted By Top US Court
US President Donald Trump has welcomed a Supreme Court ruling allowing his travel ban to be partly reinstated as a...
US Wants To Steer Clear of Syrian Civil War
The United States will not be drawn into Syria's civil war, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said, despite an...
US Warns Syria Over ‘potential’ Plan For Chemical Attack
The US says it has identified “potential preparations” for another chemical attack in Syria, and issued a stark...
US Says Assad May Be Preparing Chemical Attack, Warns ‘heavy Price’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may be preparing a chemical weapons attack that would result in the "mass murder" of...