Syrian businessmen said 15 giant plants have been dismantled and brought across the border to Turkey, in addition to many other smaller factories. Some of these factories were re-assembled in Turkey and are already operational, while others were sold as second-hand machinery. Some...

Iranian President Hassan Rowhani praised on Tuesday President Barack Obama’s approach as constructive and vowed that his country would never develop nuclear weapons. President Obama had sent a letter to President Rowhani congratulating him on winning the presidency. “From my point of...

The Syrian chemical weapons stockpile includes more than 1000 tons of agents and precursor chemicals, making it one of the largest in the world, a declassified French intelligence report says. The report notes that the Syrian chemical weapons program poses a major global threat in terms of...

An Al-Qaeda front group fighting in Syria on Wednesday overran the northern town of Azaz near the border with Turkey after fierce clashes with rebels, activists told AFP. "The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham'' (ISIS) has seized complete control of Azaz. They are in control of the town's...