24/03/2014

BEIRUT // Islamist militants captured a small town in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border as part of their offensive in the rugged coastal region that is a bastion of support for President Bashar Al Assad, activists said on Monday.…

KUWAIT CITY – U.N.-Arab League Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has ruled out the holding of a third round of talks between the Syrian regime and opposition in Geneva soon.   "A return to Geneva now is unlikely," Brahimi told reporters…

The Jordanian monarch spoke to Al-Hayat in Amman March 22 in the run-up to the Arab League Summit in Kuwait. King Abdullah II warned, "Any division of Syria will create serious problems for the Syrian people and the whole region," stressing…

Brussels — The European Union experienced a large increase in asylum claims in 2013, with Syrians and Russians accounting for almost a quarter of those seeking the bloc’s protection, according to figures released yesterday. A total…

THE HAGUE, March 24 (KUNA) -- Director-General of the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Ahmet Uzumcu met here Monday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov who attends the Nuclear Security Summit…