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US President Barack Obama (R) meets with his national security staff to discuss the situation in Syria in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington, in this file handout photo taken August 30, 2013. REUTERS/Pete Souza/White House/Handout via Reuters/Files

Obama says Iran can learn from Syria chemical crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 16, 2013 | Middle East

Washington and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—US president Barack Obama has revealed that he has exchanged letters with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani in what could be a first step towards an improvement in relations between the two countries. Obama, however, warned his...

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British foreign secretary William Hague (L), US secretary of state John Kerry (R) and French minister for foreign affairs Laurent Fabius (C) hold a press conference after their meeting on the situation in Syria at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, on September 16, 2013. (EPA/YOAN VALAT)

Western powers call for UN resolution of Syria’s chemical weapons

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 16, 2013 | World

Paris, Reuters—France, Britain and the United States called on Monday for a swift UN resolution committing Syria to remove its chemical weapons, but Russia introduced a note of caution about imposing strong consequences if President Bashar Al-Assad failed to comply....