Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed on Tuesday any suggestion that Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces were behind a chemical attack that killed scores of people in Idlib province in April. "According to our information, there is no proof that chemical weapons were used by Assad....

( The Guardian )- Emmanuel Macron, the new French president, has warned that France would respond immediately to any use of chemical weapons in Syria, while urging a closer partnership with Russia in fighting Islamic State (Isis) in the country. “A very clear red line exists on our side...

The use of chemical weapons in Syria is a red line for France and would result in reprisals, Emmanuel Macron said on Monday during his first meeting as president of France with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. "Any use of chemical weapons would results in reprisals and an immediate...

The United States' reengagement in Syria's war gives impetus to the Group of Seven nations to find a political solution to a conflict going on now for over six years, a senior French diplomat said on Friday. France, a NATO ally and key backer of the Syrian opposition, has sharply criticized...