Syria’s Assad vows to comply with UN resolution
BEIRUT — Syria’s president vowed Sunday to abide by the U.N. resolution calling for the country’s chemical weapons stockpile to be destroyed. Speaking to Italy’s
UN chief urges stop to fueling Syria war
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders on Tuesday to stop fueling the bloodshed in Syria with weapons and get both sides to
Watchdog gets details of Syrian chemical arsenal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Technical experts at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons were reviewing Saturday a further disclosure from Syria about its
Assad denies his forces conducted chemical attack
WASHINGTON — Syrian President Bashar Assad said a United Nations report finding “clear and convincing evidence” sarin nerve gas was used in Syria painted an
Syria gives Russia chemical weapons evidence
MOSCOW — Syria has turned over materials to Russia which aim to show that a chemical weapons attack last month was carried out by the
U.S.-Russia reach agreement on Syria weapons
GENEVA — After days of intense negotiations, the United States and Russia reached agreement Saturday on a framework to secure and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons
Kerry: Syria peace prospects ride on weapons talks
GENEVA — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that prospects for a resumption in the Syrian peace
In declining U.S. arsenal, lessons for Syria chemical weapons
WASHINGTON — Three decades after the United States started destroying its own chemical weapons, the nation’s stockpile stands at more than 3,000 tons — about
White House: Russian prestige on the line in Syria
WASHINGTON — The White House tried Wednesday to pin the success or failure of a diplomatic option to secure Syria’s chemical weapons on Russia rather
Obama conditionally backs offer on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama conditionally endorsed a Russian offer for international inspectors to seize and destroy deadly chemical weapons in Syria as efforts to
Most in Miss. delegation oppose action in Syria
Five of the six members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation say they’ll vote against the U.S. taking military action in Syria.
Obama trying to sway war-weary public on Syria
President Barack Obama is hitting the airwaves to try to convince Americans that limited strikes against Syria are needed for the United States’ long-term safety, while Secretary of State John Kerry is vehemently defending the case against President Bashar Assad, saying his denial of chemical weapons use is “contradicted by fact.”
Democrats facing divide over strike on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s pursuit of a military strike in Syria has put congressional Democrats and party leaders around the country in a tough
Officials: U.S. considers training Syria rebels
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering a plan to use U.S. military trainers to help increase the capabilities of the Syrian rebels, in a
Obama heads into the lion’s den at G20 in Russia
President Barack Obama is heading into the lion’s den of Russia, confronting Syria’s key patron as well as foreign leaders skeptical of his call for an international military strike against Bashar Assad’s government.
G-20 summit leaders face a divided global economy
WASHINGTON — Something unfamiliar will be in the background as world leaders hold a summit in Russia starting Thursday: economic growth throughout the developed world.
Nunnelee says ‘No’ on Syria; wants more info
On Tuesday at noon, Mississippi 1st District Congressman Alan Nunnelee said that if he had to vote “right now” on whether the United States should intervene in Syria, his vote would be “No.”
Thomas Sowell: Serious About Syria?
Why are we even talking about taking military action in Syria? What is that military action supposed to accomplish? And what is the probability that
Kathleen Parker: U.S. credibility runs deeper than Syria
Undoubtedly you’ve heard that U.S. credibility is on the line, thanks to President Obama’s vacillation over what to do about Syria. To bomb or not
Syria refugees top 2 million, U.S. argues for strike
BEIRUT — The number of refugees fleeing Syria’s violence has surpassed the 2 million mark, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday, as top U.S. officials