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70 Cases of Suffocation After Barrel Bombs Are Dropped on Eastern Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 7, 2016 | Middle East

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, barrel bombs dropped on eastern neighbourhoods in the city of Aleppo, northern Syria, yesterday, caused 70 cases of suffocation. Opposition activists accused the Syrian regime’s forces of using poisonous chlorine...

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Russians and the Syrian Regime Use Internationally Banned Bombs to Attack Aleppo

by Youssef Diab | Aug 12, 2016 | Middle East

The chairman of the Syrian Network for Human Rights Fadel Abdul Ghani told Asharq Al-Awsat that the network’s investigators “have verified that a helicopter belonging to the regime dropped a barrel bomb containing toxic gasses on the Zubdiya neighbourhood in Aleppo on...

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Opinion: Erdogan in the Kremlin

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 12, 2016 | Opinion

It was difficult for some to accept President Recep Tayyib Erdogan shaking his opponent President Vladimir Putin’s hand and Turkey’s reconciliation with Russia. Ankara’s signing of a deal to normalise relations with Israel has led to much criticism. The matter is only...

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Toxic Gas Dropped on Syrian Town After Russian Helicopter is Shot Down

by Jordan Dakamseh | Aug 3, 2016 | Middle East

The President of the UN Security Council for August, the permanent representative of Malaysia to the UN Ramlan Ibrahim, said that the Council will discuss who is responsible for the use of chemical weapons in Syria during this month and will announce the results at...

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A passenger plane flies over a Shell logo at a petrol station in west London, in this January 29, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files

Coming Wave of Gas Puts Focus on Finding New Shores

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 12, 2016 | Business

Energy giants such as Royal Dutch Shell and Total are seeking to construct terminals and power plants in new markets to put up with the industry’s rapidly growing supply. The growth of gas demand is decreasing and being followed consequently with lower prices,...