It’s far from what the Turks had in mind. In late 2009, at the height of its detente with Syria , the Ankara government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan lifted visa requirements for Syrian nationals and floated plans for future energy cooperation,...
The fighting, in which nearly 100 people have been killed, has highlighted lingering grievances in the Catholic-majority country despite its growing economy and an agreement with the biggest Muslim rebel group that was meant to bring peace. The guerrillas who stormed into...
Syrian opposition Coalition welcomed UN Report over use of Chemical Weapons by Bashar al-Assad's forces in Ghouta, August 21, confirming that chemical weapons were used on 21 August 2013. The use of chemical weapons represents a grave violation of international law and it...
The United Nations on Monday revealed what it called "chilling" details of a sarin gas attack in Syria, leaving the major powers to battle over who was responsible. UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria as "a war crime" as the country's conflict again spilled...
