WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will shortly speak to Americans about the situation in Syria but will not announce imminent military action, a White House...
UNITED NATIONS: UN experts have finished their work in Syria and will “expedite” a report on whether chemical weapons have been used in the country’s...
PARIS: The taboo surrounding chemical weapons, which the Syrian regime stands accused of using on its people, began with the horrors of the First World...
DAMASCUS: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, Doctors Without Borders) said 355 people had died earlier this week of “neurotoxic” symptoms as the Syrian government and its...
DAMASCUS: Israeli raids early Sunday hit three military sites outside Damascus, the second such reported attack in 48 hours, prompting Syria’s government to warn that...
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has warned Syria that using chemical weapons would be a “game changer,” as he faces rising pressure at home and...
Washington: US President Barack Obama is awaiting a “definitive judgment” on whether the Syrian regime used chemical weapons against rebel fighters before taking action, the...
WASHINGTON: The United States said for the first time that Syria had likely used chemical weapons against rebel forces, but emphasized spy agencies were still not...
LONDON: British military scientists has claimed that they have found forensic evidence that chemical weapons have been used in the conflict in Syria, the Times...