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Syria threatens US, allies on attack

Sat Aug 31, 2013 16:28:31

Syria has ruled out US-fabricated allegations on the use of chemical weapons, warning Washington and its allies of the consequences of any attack.

Saudi-backed rebels behind Syria chemical attack: report

Sat Aug 31, 2013 15:06:49

Rebels and local residents in Syria's Ghouta say Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan provided chemical weapons to an al-Qaeda-linked armed group.

Obama should listen to US, UK public: don't strike Syria

Sat Aug 31, 2013 14:09:48

President Obama's proposed "humanitarian" bombing of Syria, which seemed like a done deal just a few days ago, is now running into serious trouble both at home and abroad.

Europeans against war on Syria: Polls

Sat Aug 31, 2013 13:41:14

A majority of Europeans oppose military intervention in Syria of any kind, a new poll shows, as Washington is considering to bomb the country.

Kuwaiti media say US attack on Syria ‘hours away’

Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:21:17

Kuwaiti media have quoted sources in the Persian Gulf as saying that Washington will launch strikes against Syria from Turkey and Cyprus, 'within hours'.

Israeli warplanes enter Lebanon airspace: army

Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:25:02

Israeli military aircrafts have been violating Lebanon’s airspace, making heavy illegal air traffic, the Lebanese army has announced.

Iranian delegation headed to Syria, Lebanon

Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:55:55

Iranian parliamentary delegation headed by Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the chairman of Parliament Foreign Policy and National Security Committee has left Tehran for Syria.

British PM under attack over Syria war

Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:40:34

The defiant British Prime Minister David Cameron has dismissed calls to resign over his defeat in pursuing the UK Parliament to endorse an attack on Syria.

US deceives public opinion to justify war: Syria

Sat Aug 31, 2013 09:57:56

The intelligence assessment the US administration presented as evidence that the Syrian government deployed chemical weapons on its own people is baseless and based on “terrorist lies” and “media exaggeration,” a source at the Syrian foreign ministry has said.

UN inspectors leave Damascus for Lebanon

Sat Aug 31, 2013 09:24:13

The team of UN chemical weapons inspectors left their Damascus hotel early Saturday, and appeared to be leaving the country.

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