Sudan Begins Trial of Top Activist Accused of Spying
The trial of a prominent Sudanese human rights activist accused of spying for foreign embassies opened on Wednesday in Khartoum, ...
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IS Chemical Attacks Down In Syria
The Islamic State group is launching fewer chemical weapons attacks in Syria as their Iraqi stronghold in Mosul, where the ...
US Sanctions IS Members Accused of Making Chemical Arms
The United States on Monday slapped financial sanctions on two suspected Islamic State militants accused of manufacturing chemical weapons, the ...
Research Questions Whether Israel Considered 1967 Atomic Blast
Research suggesting Israel may have considered detonating an atomic device on the eve of the Six-Day War 50 years ago ...
Putin ‘convinced’ Damascus Not Behind April Chemical Attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview published Tuesday, said he was "convinced" the Syrian government was not behind an ...
UN Seeks Security For Syria Gas Attacks Investigators
The United Nations is working to obtain security assurances needed to dispatch an international team of experts to the site ...
Syria Ceasefire Heads Leaders’ Agenda
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to press for a ceasefire to halt the war ...
Syrian Forces Used Nerve Gas In Four Recent Attacks
Syrian government forces used deadly nerve gas in Khan Sheikhun and in three other recent attacks, Human Rights Watch said ...
Chemical Weapons Allegedly Used 45 Times In Syria
Experts from the world's watchdog tasked with destroying chemical weapons are probing reports that toxic arms have been used 45 ...
France ‘hiding Truth’ On Suspected Chemical Attack
Syria on Thursday accused France of concealing the real identity of those behind a deadly suspected chemical attack, a day ...
Trump Says Assad’s Future ‘not A Deal Breaker’ On Syria
US President Donald Trump told UN Security Council ambassadors that the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was "not a ...
Frontline Clinic Window On Hell of IS-Held Mosul Areas
The horrific wounds and gruesome accounts of the victims filling a frontline clinic in west Mosul in Iraq offer a ...
US Blacklists 271 Syrian Chemists, Other Experts Over Sarin Attack
The US government put 271 Syrian chemists and other officials on its financial blacklist Monday, punishing them for their presumed ...
US Slaps Sanctions On Syrian Officials Who Produced Sarin For Assad
The US government has imposed 'sweeping sanctions' on Syrian officials in response to the sarin gas attack the country's dictator ...
US-Backed Forces Enter Major Jihadist-Held Syria Town
A US-backed alliance of Arab-Kurdish forces entered the key jihadist-held town of Tabqa on Monday as they pursued their campaign ...
US Treasury Sanctions Syrian Officials Over Sarin Attack
The US government imposed "sweeping sanctions" on Syrian officials in response to what the US says was a sarin gas ...
US Defence Secretary Visits Qatar To ‘reinforce’ Ties
The US defence secretary has met Qatar's leader during a visit to the Gulf state, home to the largest American ...
US Defence Secretary Visits Key Ally Qatar
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Qatar's emir Saturday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state, home to the ...
Russian FM Presses US’s Tillerson Over Syria Probe
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced "regret" in a phone call with his US counterpart at Washington's opposition to a ...
Canada Sets New Sanctions Against Syria After Chemical Attack
Canada announced new sanctions against Syria on Friday targeting officials and entities linked to the use of chemical weapons. The ...