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UK calls Russia, Syria's watchdog OPCW briefing 'stunt'

British ambassador to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has described a briefing by Russia and Syria as “a stunt”, saying the U.K. will not attend it with its allies. “The OPCW is not a theatre,” Ambassador Peter Wilson said in a statement Thursday....

Syrian regime retakes region outside capital from rebels

Syria’s regime Wednesday moved to tighten its grip on the capital as it retook a region outside Damascus from rebels and pounded southern districts to oust militants. In the town of Douma retaken more than a week ago, global chemical weapons experts visited a second site after an...

Daraa: rebels dismantle 7 IEDs in northern countryside

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels on Wednesday have dismantled  seven improvised explosive devices planted by pro-regime militants in the northern countryside of Daraa province, spokesman told Zaman al-Wasl. Abu Hamoud al-Hourani, a spokesman for the Ahrar Houran group, said the...