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Chemical experts found sarin exposure in Syria attack

A team from the international chemical weapons watchdog found exposure "to sarin or a sarin-like substance" in samples from an April 4 attack in northern Syria that killed over 90 people and now wants to visit the opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday....

UN seeks security for Syria gas attacks investigators

The United Nations is working to obtain security assurances needed to dispatch an international team of experts to the site of last month's suspected sarin gas attack in Syria, a UN official said Tuesday. At least 88 people died in the April 4 alleged attack at Khan Sheikhoun, in rebel-held...

Top military pilot killed in Hama: reports

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian military pilot and top officer in Shyarat airfield was killed on Monday in the northern countryside of Hama, pro-regime news feeds said. General Brigadier Zuhair Aboud was one of 45 pilots operating in Shayrat airfield, 16 miles, 26 km to east of Homs that also...

France says not planning to reopen embassy in Syria

France's foreign ministry said Monday that the reopening of its embassy in Syria was not on the table, signalling there may be no fundamental change to Paris' approach to the Syrian conflict under new president Emmanuel Macron. Citing a political source close to Macron, pan-Arab daily...