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The European Union (EU) announced Monday financial support of 12 million euro (USD 16.4 mn) to help destroy Syrian chemical stockpiles, by contributing to a Trust Fund established by the Organisation for the Prohibition of

Syria’s army and rebels agreed a truce in the capital’s southern suburb of Babbila Monday, the latest in a series of local ceasefires in Damascus flashpoints.

Lebanon’s prime minister formed a Cabinet more than 10 months after taking office on Saturday, including a wide range of political groups after bridging serious divisions among them mostly over Syria’s civil war. “This is a unity Cabinet that represents at the present time the best formula for Lebanon with …

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called here Monday for international parties to work toward a political solution to the Syria conflict following the peace talks closed last weekend with no concrete progress.

The Syrian opposition will not meet in Geneva on Friday with the government delegation in view of the latter’s ” non-constructive attitude,” Louai Safi, spokesman for the National Coalition for Syrian

The evacuation of civilians from the besieged Syrian city of Homs was a “remarkable” achievement, U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said Feb. 13, though warning of

The United States and Russia have pledged to help unblock stalled negotiations between Syria’s two warring sides, international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said on Thursday. “They have kindly reaffirmed their support for what we are trying to do and promised that they will help both here and in their capitals and elsewhere to unblock

A humanitarian ceasefire in the Syrian city of Homs was extended on Thursday for three more days, Talal al-Barazi, the city’s governor said. 

At least 51 people, including 13 rebels, died in a single day of Syrian government airstrikes and shelling of opposition-controlled districts of Aleppo, activists said Thursday as international mediators were trying to salvage faltering

US President Barack Obama met Tuesday at the White House with French President Francois Hollande during which they discussed several regional issues, including Syria and Iran. During a joint press conference, Obama praised France for its “determination to meet its responsibilities as a global leader,” saying “from Mali and the …