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Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with AFP news agency in Damascus, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on April 13, 2017. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

Assad in Deep Water!

by Tariq Alhomayed | Apr 14, 2017 | Opinion

In his latest interview with Agence France-Presse, Syria’s longtime despot Bashar al-Assad could not hide away how worn out and exhausted he had become. However, what is more important is not how wearied Assad looked but rather the content of that interview. Assad...

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Victims’ families are hoping for answers after last week’s chemical attack by the regime on the town of Khan Sheikhoun, to the south of Idlib, in Syria. (Reuters)

Assad Maneuvers to Turn the ‘Chemical Table’

by Saeed Abdelrazek and Caroline Akoum | Apr 14, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Ankara – As Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), along with members of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), were expected in Turkey on Thursday as part of their inquiry into the chemical attack that hit the Syrian...

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FILE PHOTO: Men salvage a motorbike amid the damage from inside a medical point at a site hit by airstrikes on Tuesday, in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

King Salman Relief Center Launches Aid Campaign for Displaced Syria Gas Attack Victims

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 13, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian aid announced leading new efforts addressing the health needs for victims of the Khan Sheikhoun chemical attack, said the Saudi state news agency SPA. The project is organized in partnership with relief...

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US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley delivers remarks at a Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, U.S., April 12, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith

US: Russia Isolates itself When Backing Assad Crimes

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 12, 2017 | Middle East

The United States told Russia at the United Nations on Wednesday that is it isolating itself by continuing to support Syrian regime head Bashar al-Assad, while Britain said its scientists found sarin was used in a deadly toxic gas attack on Syrian civilians last week....

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A crater is seen at the site of an airstrike, after what rescue workers described as a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Let’s Hope it is the Beginning of the End

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Apr 12, 2017 | Opinion

Let us forget about fake ‘nationalist’ condemnation, and shedding crocodile tears on doubtful ‘sovereignty’, since Syria became nothing but a ‘mailbox’ for exchanging regional international political messages. Let us also look deeper into a situation whereby human...