Turkish lawmakers are to consider a piece of legislation that would provide the nation’s military forces with a mandate to deploy troops into neighboring Syria amid the ongoing UN efforts to take control over the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal for their eventual destruction.
Six of the foreign-backed militant groups in Syria have issued a joint statement telling their al-Qaeda partners to go on court in Aleppo to be judged for their recent actions.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said that world powers are ‘on the right track’ with a plan to place Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles under international supervision.
The UN 9-member disarmament experts have tasked with implementing a UN resolution ordering the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal have left their hotel and headed for an unknown location.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius has said the West is prepared to offer a deal on the settlement of their complaints on Iran’s nuclear program that would allow Tehran to continue enrichment of uranium at civilian levels.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has threatened to expel all US diplomats from the country for ‘plotting to sabotage the economy’ of his country.
The US State Department has warned that a prolonged federal government shutdown could delay military assistance to Israel, the largest recipient of US foreign military funding.
The Israeli regime, disappointed from the West, seeks allies from member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) to form anti-Iran front in the region.
Al-Qaeda-linked armed groups have fought rival Syria militants near the country’s borders with Turkey in an outbreak of violence driven by the divisions between factions battling to rise to power in the Arab country.
US Army and intelligence say security of the American nation is already damaged and at high risk due to the first government shut down in the last 17 years.