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Residents look for survivors amid debris of collapsed buildings after what activists said were airstrikes by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad in Marj Al-Sultan, in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, on February 27, 2015. (Reuters/Amer Almohibany)

New EU sanctions prove Assad’s collusion with ISIS: British foreign secretary

by Abdullah Mustafa | Mar 8, 2015 | Middle East

Brussels and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—New European Union sanctions targeting aides of the Syrian regime prove that President Bashar Al-Assad’s claims of being the last bulwark against jihadist groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the country are...

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This Wednesday, August 28, 2013, citizen journalism file image provided by the United media office of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a member of UN investigation team taking samples of sands near a part of a missile that is likely to be one of the chemical rockets according to activists in Damascus countryside of Ain Terma, Syria. (AP Photo/United media office of Arbeen, File)

China believes arms firm did not violate rules in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 25, 2014 | Middle East

Beijing, Reuters—China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that it did not believe that the country’s biggest arms maker had violated any international conventions, after a canister bearing its name was shown in footage believed to document a gas attack in...

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This Wednesday, August 28, 2013, citizen journalism file photo provided by the United media office of Arbeen which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a member of a UN investigation team taking samples of sands near a part of a missile that is likely to be one of the chemical rockets according to activists, in Damascus countryside of Ain Terma, Syria. (AP Photo/United media office of Arbeen, File)

Syria rebels, government report poison gas attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 12, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, AP—Syrian government media and rebel forces said Saturday that poison gas had been used in a central village, injuring scores of people, while blaming each other for the attack. The main Western-backed opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition, said the...

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A UN vehicle is seen near a photo of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad at the entrance of a hotel where a team of experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are staying in Damascus October 8, 2013. (Reuters/Khaled Al-Hariri)

Russia to host talks on eliminating Syria chemical arsenal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 24, 2013 | Middle East

Moscow, Reuters—Russia will host international talks on Friday on the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. The meeting in Moscow will draw together experts from Russia, the United States, Syria, the United Nations...

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Members of a UN investigation team take samples in the Damascus countryside of Ain Terma, Syria. (AP Photo/United media office of Arbeen)

Russia sends armored trucks to Syria to transport chemical arms

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 23, 2013 | Middle East

Moscow, Reuters—Russia has sent 25 armored trucks and 50 other vehicles to Syria to help transport toxins that are to be destroyed under an international agreement to rid the nation of its chemical arsenal, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday. In a report to...