US tells UN to put ‘all pressure’ on Russia over Syria
UNITED NATIONS: US Ambassador Nikki Haley urged the UN Security Council on Thursday to ratchet… Read More
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Ivanka Trump draws line with father on Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON: First Daughter Ivanka Trump is contradicting her father, the US president, insisting that allowing… Read More
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Sweden acquits Syrian of ‘terror crime’ after attack
STOCKHOLM: A court on Friday acquitted a Syrian refugee accused of attacking a Shia cultural… Read More
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US defense secretary says Syria retains chemical weapons
TEL AVIV: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that Syria had dispersed its warplanes… Read More
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Russia says military adviser killed in Syria
MOSCOW: Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday that a military adviser with the rank of… Read More
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Kuwait quizzes IS suspect deported from Philippines
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait was set to begin questioning on Tuesday of a suspected Islamic State… Read More
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Syria evacuees bomb attack death toll rises to 112: monitor
DAMASCUS: The death toll in a suicide car bomb attack on buses carrying Syrians evacuated… Read More
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Syria car bombing kills at least 43 evacuees
BEIRUT: A suicide car bombing killed at least 43 people Saturday in an attack near… Read More
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10 key developments in the Syria conflict
BEIRUT, Lebanon: From the bloody repression of pro-democracy demonstrations to the rise of militants and intervention… Read More
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Syria’s Assad says chemical attack ‘100 percent fabrication’
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town was… Read More
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US and Russia struggle to overcome rifts in Moscow
MOSCOW: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson battled to overcome differences with his Russian opposite… Read More
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Tillerson to confront Russia over support for Assad
MOSCOW: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew into Moscow on Tuesday to confront Russia… Read More
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UK defense minister: Russia responsible by proxy for Syria chemical deaths
LONDON: Britain said on Sunday Russia bore responsibility by proxy for civilian deaths in Syria… Read More
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Trump’s UN envoy says ouster of Assad is a priority of US
WASHINGTON: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in an interview that she sees… Read More
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Hundreds leave Syria rebel district under deal: state media
DAMASCUS: Hundreds more Syrian rebels and their families left the last opposition-held neighbourhood of the… Read More
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North Korea calls US strikes on Syria ‘unforgivable’
SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday US missile strikes against a Syrian airfield on Friday were… Read More
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Six years of conflict in Syria
BEIRUT: US warships fired a volley of missiles at a Syrian airbase on Friday in… Read More
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Iran’s Rouhani says Trump abetting Syria ‘terrorists’
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that "terrorists" were applauding his US counterpart… Read More
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UN chief urges ‘restraint’ after US strike in Syria
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged restraint and the search for a… Read More
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Canada backs US airstrikes in Syria: Trudeau
OTTAWA: Canada "fully supports" the US firing of cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase in… Read More
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