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A file picture dated 13 May 2013 shows British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama holding a joint news conference following their bilateral meeting, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington DC, USA. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

Cameron and Obama discuss Syria as Pentagon awaits orders

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Aug 25, 2013 | Middle East

Amman, Washington and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—US president Barack Obama and British prime minister David Cameron have discussed Wednesday’s chemical attack in Syria, which the opposition has said killed 1,300 people. The two leaders spoke on the telephone for 40...

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Chemical materials and gas masks are pictured in a warehouse at the front line of clashes between opposition fighters and government forces, during a guided tour by the Syrian Army in the Damascus suburb of Jobar on August 24, 2013. (REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri)

Iran says Syria to let UN inspectors visit purported chemical sites

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 25, 2013 | Middle East

Dubai, Reuters—Iran’s foreign minister said the Syrian government had told Tehran it would allow UN inspectors to visit areas reportedly affected by chemical weapons, Iran’s Press TV reported on Sunday. The Syrian opposition has accused government forces...

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Activists wearing gas masks bag a dead cat as they collect samples to check for chemical weapon use, in the Zamalka area, where activists say chemical weapons were used by forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad in the eastern suburbs of Damascus August 22, 2013. (Reuters/Bassam Khabieh)

Médecins sans Frontières: Thousands suffering neurotoxic symptoms in Syria

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

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The international humanitarian aid organization Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, said in a report released Saturday that three hospitals it has been assisting in the Damascus governorate of Syria “received...