Chemical weapons watchdog chief says Aleppo gas attack disturbing
The world’s chemical weapons watchdog chief said on Thursday the group will investigate suspected use of chlorine gas in an opposition area of the Syrian…
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Wife reports husband to police for illicit drugs in Sharjah
Police are searching for a Gulf national accused of drug possession and issuing death threats against his wife who reported the drugs to authorities, said…
Syrians begin returning home, two weeks into Turkish offensive
A group of 292 Syrians went back to the Syrian town of Jarablus from Turkey on Wednesday, marking the first formal return of civilians since…
USA, Russia ‘not there yet’ on Syria deal
The United States and Russia have not reached a ceasefire deal for Syria, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday, saying it could not confirm…
Free Syrian forces clear Islamic State from villages
Six Syrian villages were liberated from Islamic State by Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters, the Turkish military said Wednesday. In a statement, the Turkish General…
Regime forces drop ‘chlorine gas’ in Damascus
Syrian regime forces on Wednesday struck two opposition-held areas by chlorine gas bombs in capital Damascus. Regime aircraft dropped barrel bombs laced with chlorine gas…
Egypt opens Gaza terminal for 4th day
The Egyptian authorities kept the Rafah border crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip open for the fourth day on Wednesday. The Gaza border authority said…
Syrian opposition says Assad must leave six months into transition
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave power after six months of negotiations on a transitional government, opposition negotiator Riyad Hijab said on Wednesday in London…
Three Turkish Soldiers Killed in ISIS Missile Attack
Three Turkish soldiers were killed and four were wounded in a missile attack Tuesday by Islamic State in northern Syria—the first Turkish casualties caused by…
Russia accepts Assad must go
Bashar al-Assad must be ousted as part of any peace deal in Syria, Boris Johnson has said in his first public remarks on the issue…