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The UN Secretary General's spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that, if proven, the claims against Russia would "constitute a flagrant violation of the arms embargo" imposed on Libya in 2011.
In February, pro-regime forces in Idlib reportedly set fire to the tomb after capturing the town of Maaret al-Numan from opposition hands.
Russian soldiers bribe officer to be sent to Syria
Russian Major Nikolai Zekin is facing trial for taking bribes from soldiers in order to send them to Syria, where they can earn high salaries and other benefits.
What normalisation of Assad's regime could mean for Turkey
Most of the countries that have restored ties with Damascus are motivated by their strong desire to undermine Turkey's objectives in the wider ...
How Iran's Quds Day propaganda pictures backfired
Iran's Quds Day propaganda has backfired, with Tehran's role in the Syria war brought to task.
France and Turkey's growing rivalry in the Middle East
France views Turkey's foreign policy stance as a threat to its own economic and geopolitical interests.
Iran has spent $30bn propping up Assad regime: report
Iran has spent $20-30 billion in aiding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the money must be paid back, an Iranian lawmaker has ...
Khamenei posts picture showing pro-Iran leaders praying in Jerusalem
Social media users were quick to ridicule Iran's latest propaganda content - a painting of an imagined gathering of Iran-backed leaders at the ...
Hundreds of foreign mercenaries withdraw from Libya's front lines
Foreign mercenaries fighting alongside Haftar's forces have been flown away from the front lines after the rogue general suffered major losses ...
In Libya, Russia calls in its proxy, Assad
Comment: Transplanted to fight in another civil conflict, Syrian soldiers are finding themselves on opposing sides of Libya's crowded ...
Syria imposes travel ban on Assad's tycoon cousin Makhlouf
Syria's justice ministry has banned Rami Makhlouf from leaving the country, following a public dispute over millions of dollars the government ...
Red cross warns of humanitarian crisis in Syria
The ICRC has warned of a serious humanitarian crisis in northeast Syria, as food shortages and electricity cuts makes the situation yet more ...
Israel claims Iran is sending weapons to Libya's Haftar
Khalifa Haftar lost control of a key Libyan airbase this week.
A weakened Haftar isn't the end of Libya's woes
Comment: In Libya, rogue General Haftar may be weakened, but his foreign backers will still act to prevent a stable, democratic government ...
Germany's ban on Hezbollah: A double-edged sword
Germany's ban on Hezbollah has been a long time in the making.
Lebanese security chief in 'secret meeting' with Assad regime
Lebanon’s director of general security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, crossed into Syria for a meeting with Assad regime officials.
UN failures put fate of Syrians in Assad's hands
Comment: The UN's imbalanced and unjust structure is allowing Assad to weaponise aid to vulnerable Syrians, writes Sam Hamad.
Libyan government forces capture Haftar's Russian-made missile system
GNA loyalists have captured a missile defence system thought to have been given to Haftar's LNA by the United Arab Emirates.
Syrian regime seizes assets of tycoon Rami Makhlouf
Syrian tycoon and cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad, Rami Makhlouf, has made three videos challenging the regime, prompting a ...
Syrian child killed by sniper as Aleppo refugees return
A child has been killed by sniper fire in Syria’s western Aleppo province as refugees returned to their homes following a period of extended ...
Syrian rebel and regime forces fight in Libya
A recent rapprochement between Assad and Haftar shows the increasing overlap between the two conflicts.
Pompeo denied firing watchdog for probing Saudi arms sales
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied committing an act of retaliation by firing an internal watchdog, who lawmakers said was probing both arms ...
Rocket hits near US embassy in Baghdad
One rocket hit near the US embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday morning, security sources told AFP, the first to land in the high-security zone in ...
Coronavirus contemplations: Part I
Comment: In this three-part series, Dr Azmi Bishara takes a deep dive look at how citizens and states have responded to an unprecedented ...
Anwar Raslan claimed he had "helped to free" detainees, rather than torturing them.
Rami Makhlouf has made a series of videos criticising elements of the Assad regime.
More than 9 million people are now classed as food insecure in war-torn Syria, the WFP has said.
Foreign intervention has marked Syria's war. Now it could lead to Assad's downfall.
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