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Conference on Syria overshadowed by chemical attack

The European Union's aid chief called for more humanitarian access in Syria on Tuesday at an international conference meant to support the country's ailing peace prospects, but one that quickly got overshadowed by a chemical attack inside Syria. As Christos Stylianides spoke at the gathering...

UN warns Syria refugee aid funds 'desperate'

The U.N. warned Tuesday the plight of millions of Syrian refugees was becoming "desperate," with aid funds running low as donors and humanitarian groups met in Brussels to discuss the next steps. The EU and the U.N. are co-chairing a two-day conference to follow up on a London meeting last...

Russia puts all military and political weight with Assad

By Abdul Salam Haj Bakri (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rregime supporters in coastal Latakia city have been dismayed by the terrible noise made by Russian planes while taking off and landing in Hmeimim airbase. Residents also complained that the fighter jets fly low over cities and towns and...

EU, UN seek plan for Syria's future at aid conference

The European Union and the U.N. host a two-day conference starting Tuesday on Syria's future, with Russian-backed President Bashar Assad as firmly in place as ever despite efforts to oust him. EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini has billed the gathering in Brussels as a follow-up to...