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Displaced from Idlib Province (Twitter)

September 12th, 2018 - 04:59 GMT

30,000 Civilians Displaced from Idlib Province - UN

At least 30,000 residents have already been displaced from northwestern Syria's Idlib province, the U.N. Secretary General's spokesman warned Monday.

The UN Security Council voted on Friday to destroy Syria's chemical weapons. (Image credit: AFP)

September 28th, 2013 - 07:29 GMT

UN Security Council votes to destroy Syria's chemical weapons

Permanent members of the UN Security Council have agreed on a "binding and enforceable" draft on Syria's chemical weapons. (Image Credit: AFP)

September 27th, 2013 - 05:30 GMT

U.N. deal reached to destroy Syria's chemical weapons

The United States has pledged to support Lebanon’s efforts to help address the Syrian refugee crisis (Image credit: AFP)

September 26th, 2013 - 04:40 GMT

US announces additional $112 Million USD aid to Lebanon

Syrian officials publicly announce that its country's civil war has reached a stalemate (Courtesy of Sebastiano Tomada/Sipa USA)

September 20th, 2013 - 05:17 GMT

Syrian regime proposes potential calls for ceasefire, announces stalemate

US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power speaks to the media about the conclusion of the UN inspectors' report on chemical weapons use in Syria. The US, UK and France are preparing to push the UN to draw up a resolution over destroying Syria's chemical arsenal. (AFP)

September 17th, 2013 - 08:56 GMT

West pushes for UN resolution over Syrian chemical weapons

US Secretary of State John Kerry grimaces during a press conference in Geneva on September 14, 2013 after holding talks with his Russian counterpart on Syria's chemical weapons. Washington and Moscow have agreed a deal to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, Kerry said after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Kerry said Sunday that the US is still prepared to use force against Syria if diplomacy fails. (AFP)

September 15th, 2013 - 05:16 GMT

Threat of force against Syria remains 'real possibility' — Kerry

Fabius, French Foreign Minister. said Thursday that the UN will publish its findings on Syria's use of chemical weapons on Monday. (AFP)

September 12th, 2013 - 08:23 GMT

UN chemical report due to be published Monday - France

China urges US to take more caution before action. [AFP]

September 9th, 2013 - 07:33 GMT

China cautions US to seek UN approval before taking action on Syria

Samantha Power, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks about Syria at the Center for American Progress, September 5, 2013 in Washington, DC. (AFP)

September 7th, 2013 - 05:00 GMT

US has 'exhuasted all alternatives' to military action in Syria

Imminent military action, especially in the Middle East, instigates fears of shortages and panic in oil markets.

September 5th, 2013 - 05:36 GMT

How hesitation on the Syrian strike threatens the US', and the world's, economic recovery

AT SEA, ATLANTIC OCEAN : In this file picture downloaded from the US Navy website, taken on August 2, 2012, the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely comes alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge for a fueling at sea in the Atlantic Ocean. AFP PHOTO / US NAVY/Tamara Vaughn

August 30th, 2013 - 12:48 GMT

Russia: UK decision shows dangers of military action

Syrian army soldiers are seen deployed in the Jobar neighbourhood of Damascus on August 24, 2013. (AFP)

August 29th, 2013 - 09:48 GMT

Damascus readies itself for attack