When Saudi Arabia's veteran foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, made no annual address to the United Nations General Assembly last week for the first time ever, his unspoken message could hardly have been louder. For most countries, refusing to give a scheduled speech would count...

The head of the Syrian opposition coalition’s interim government, Ahmad Tohmeh, has aired his thoughts on the U.S.-Russian deal to destroy the Syrian regime’s chemical stockpile within a year. In an interview with Al Arabiya, Tohmeh said the deal was reached between the two parties in a...

The head of the world's chemical weapons watchdog called Wednesday for a temporary ceasefire in Syria's civil war to ensure that disarmament deadlines are met. “I think if some temporary ceasefires can be established, I think those targets could be reached,” Organisation for the...

Russian President praises Syrian cooperation with chemical weapon removal, proposes other countries' participation Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Syria was "very actively" cooperating with international chemical weapons inspectors and suggested Indonesia join...