The Syrian army has recaptured rebel-held positions in Latakia, home province of President Bashar al-Assad, state-run SANA news agency reported Monday quoting a military source.

N inspectors arrived in the Syrian capital on Sunday, on a mission to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons, as Syria’s government vowed to fully cooperate with them. Syrian plainclothes security men whisked away the 20-member team, led by Swedish

24 long-term and 300 short-term OSCE observers will arrive in Georgia on September 16, Georgia’s Foreign Minister Maya Pandzhikidze informed reporters. According to her, they will become acquainted