Britain gives $160 million to Syria aidBritain on Wednesday gave an extra $160 million to help Syrian refugees as the European Union urged the UN Security Council to do more to ensure humanitarian access.
26 September 2013
Syrian militants may come to KazakhstanKazakhstan authorities should give specially attention to internal security until the military conflict in Syria is fully settled: political analyst Aidos Sarym.
25 September 2013
UN wrangles on Syria as Obama urges actionUS President Barack Obama on Tuesday demanded the UN Security Council take tough action against Syria, as Russia wrangled with the West over how to strip Bashar al-Assad of chemical arms.
25 September 2013
New Syria dispute clouds UN assemblyRussia-US wrangling over a resolution to enforce the destruction of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons cast a shadow Monday over the start of the United Nations General Assembly.
US waiting for Syria chemical arms listWith the clock ticking down on a Russian-US deal, the United States said Thursday it expected Syria to hand over a list of its chemical arms within the next few days.
21 September 2013
Iran president offers to broker Syria talksIranian President Hassan Rowhani said Thursday his government was ready to "help facilitate dialogue" between the Syrian government and the opposition.
Two former Pentagon chiefs criticize Obama over SyriaTwo former Pentagon chiefs who served under Barack Obama have criticized the president over the Syria crisis and his request to Congress to authorize possible US military action.
19 September 2013
Assad: Syria not in civil war, but attacked by QaedaBashar al-Assad insisted Wednesday that Syria is not gripped by civil war but has been attacked by tens of thousands of foreign jihadist fighters allied to Al-Qaeda.
19 September 2013
Assad: One year, $1 bn needed to destroy chem armsDefiant strongman Bashar Al-Assad promised Wednesday he would surrender Syria's chemical weapons but warned it would take at least a year to do so and cost one billion dollars.
19 September 2013
McCain op-ed to Russia: Putin 'doesn't believe in you'US Senator John McCain penned a blistering column for Russian media, telling the Russian people that their President Vladimir Putin is a dissent-quashing tyrant who "doesn't believe in you."
Russia 'ignoring facts' over Syria attack: USThe United States Tuesday accused Russia of ignoring the facts surrounding a poison gas attack in Syria, highlighting tensions between the West and Moscow over how to eliminate the country's chemical weapons.
UN's Ban skeptical Assad will keep chemical arms dealUN leader Ban Ki-moon said Friday he shares international doubts that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad will respect an international deal on his country's chemical weapons.
'Prove it,' US tells Assad on chemical arms vowPresident Bashar al-Assad confirmed for the first time that Syria plans to give up its chemical weapons as the United States urged him and his Russian allies to quickly make good on his promise.
13 September 2013
Putin: Unilateral Syria strike would up-end world orderRussia issued a stark warning Thursday that unilateral US military action could destroy world order, as the rival great powers discussed a plan to remove Syria's chemical weapons.
12 September 2013
Oil prices mixed as Obama seeks to delay Syria voteOil prices were mixed in Asian trade Wednesday, following big falls in New York and after US President Barack Obama asked Congress to delay a vote on US military action in Syria, analysts.