by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 27, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut– The Future Movement’s parliamentary bloc led by Prime Minister Saad Hariri warned of attempts to trap Lebanon into the Iranian-Syrian alliance. The bloc criticized what it described as “unilateral steps” made by Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil through his...
by Taha Abed alWahed | Jan 31, 2017 | Middle East
Moscow, Beirut – Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov said that his country might support the U.S. initiative to establish safe zones for refugees in Syria, should the Syrian government approves on this matter. Lavrov said Monday that the plan would require...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2013 | Middle East
Washington and London, Reuters—US President Barack Obama said on Monday he saw a possible breakthrough in the crisis with Syria after Russia proposed that its ally Damascus hand over its chemical weapons for destruction, which could avert planned US military strikes....
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 9, 2013 | Middle East
Moscow, Associated Press—Syria on Monday quickly welcomed a call from Russia, its close ally, to place Syrian chemical arsenals under international control, then destroy them to avert a US strike, but did not offer a time frame or any other specifics. The statement by...
