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U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura. Reuters

De Mistura Vows to Get Aid into Syria by Air as Regime Seizes Rebel Stronghold Near Damascus

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 19, 2016 | Middle East

U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura vowed on Thursday to take the “last resort” option of airdrops and air lifts if there is no improvement in access to besieged areas in Syria by June 1, and did not rule out overriding the government’s objections....

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Vienna Talks on Tuesday failed to set date for talks, AFP

Negotiations Expected to be Held Early 2017 after Vienna Talks Failed

by Paula Astih | May 19, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The optimism expressed by U.N. Special Envoy to Syria Staffan di Mistura when speaking of the regional scenery every now and then, is no longer capable of hiding the pessimistic atmosphere that dominates the diplomatic and political circles. These circles are...

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ISIS fighters in Mosul, Iraq. Reuters

Col. Steve Warren: We Captured ISIS Chemical Weapons Official

by Heba El Koudsy | May 19, 2016 | Middle East

Washington- Pentagon spokesman Matthew Allen said that ISIS has lost control in several areas of Iraq and Syria, stressing that the organization has been suffering from progressive defeats and hasn’t carried out effective attacks in months. Allen told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets with Dr. Ali Akbar Velayati

Iran’s IRGC Says Many Iranians Have Volunteered to Fight In Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 19, 2016 | Middle East

ANKARA- Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) revealed on Wednesday that many Iranians have volunteered to fight in Syria in support of al-Assad regime, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Shi’ite-dominated Iran is Assad’s main regional...

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U.S. Senator for Arizona John McCain leaves the American Center after a press briefing in Hanoi August 8, 2014. REUTERS/Kham

John McCain: Yemen Would Have Been Far Worse Without the Saudi Intervention

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 18, 2016 | Middle East

Washington- Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee John McCain recently highlighted the fact that Yemen would have faced a much worse fate had Saudi Arabia not intervened. He lauded the Riyadh spent efforts, which are being led by the Custodian of the Two...