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Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said "neither the President nor the Vice President were briefed on the alleged Russian bounty intelligence."
The Taliban rejected a report claiming their fighters had received incentives from Russia to carry out attacks against US troops in Afghanistan.
Trump slammed for inaction over 'Russian bounties' in Afghanistan
US President Donald Trump has been slammed for failing to respond to intelligence accusing Russia of offering rewards to Taliban-linked militants to kill troops of the US-led coalition in Afghanistan.
US thinks Russia spies aided Taliban attacks: report
The Trump administration believes Russian spies aided attacks against US forces in Afghanistan by offering bounties to the militants.
Protect and punish: Can sanctions avoid harming Syrians, too?
Comment: The Caesar Act's purpose is noble, but with the economy in ruins and Russia waiting in the wings, more sanctions risk entrenching ...
Facing defeat, Haftar makes a transparent bid for peace
Comment: Sisi's counter-revolutionary track record and Haftar's war on Tripoli put their overtures to peace on very shaky ground, writes Sam Hamad.
Lebanon weighs impact of Caesar Act as economy nosedives
Cash-strapped Lebanon is weighing its response to a new US sanctions law targeting the Syrian regime.
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.
Coronavirus contemplations: Part II
Comment: In this three-part series, Dr Azmi Bishara takes a deep dive look at how citizens and states have responded to an unprecedented ...
Foreign hands in Syria's war creating problems for Assad
Foreign intervention has marked Syria's war. Now it could lead to Assad's downfall.
Israel claims Iran pulling out of Syria amid strikes
The most recent Israeli strikes have targeted Iran-backed militia fighters and a Hezbollah arms depot in Syria.
Israeli missiles target Syrian military and 'chemical research lab'
Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Syria during the war.
Libya's Sarraj denounces EU arms embargo monitoring operation
The GNA leader said the EU's operation IRINI to clamp down on arms imports to Libya is not sufficiently monitoring airspace and borders in ...
Haftar supporters rally despite heavy losses in Libya offensive
Despite suffering major setbacks in his campaign to capture Tripoli, Haftar presented a plan for drafting a constitution and holding elections, ...
Libya government accuses Russia's Wagner mercenaries of 'chemical attack'
Russian private firm Wagner helped mobilise an alleged nerve gas attack by Haftar's forces in the Libyan capital, the GNA said.
Assad's henchmen in the dock, Syrians inch towards justice
Comment: Assad's torturous regime prevails, but the trial in Germany that puts his accused henchmen in the dock is a step closer to justice for Syrians, writes Sam Hamad.
In UN session, Syria denounced over chemical weapons
Britain, Estonia and Germany slammed Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons in a closed door Security meeting held ...
Turkish forces storm protest camp on strategic Syrian highway
Turkish forces have stormed a protest camp aimed at preventing Russian forces patrolling on the strategic M4 highway.
Syria Weekly: Assad regime finally acknowledged as chemical culprit
The OPCW for the first time attributed blame for Syria chemical attacks, but activists are sceptical about its significance.
Watchdog 'explicitly blames' Syria regime for chemical weapons attacks
For the first time since the Syria conflict erupted in 2011, the global chemical weapons watchdog explicitly blamed President ...
Report on Assad chemical attacks, too little, too late
Comment: For the victims of Assad's chemical warfare, the damage inflicted by these attacks, and by the Russian propaganda surrounding ...
OPCW to explicitly accuse Syrian regime of chemical attacks
An investigation by the OPCW's new unit is likely to trigger counter accusations and denials from Syria and its allies, Iran and Russia.
Syrian regime soldiers killed, injured in Israeli strike
Israeli strikes on a regime military airport in central Syria and a position near the occupied Golan Heights have killed one soldier and wounded ...
Violent scenes on Greek islands as refugee arrivals spike
Chaotic scenes of families choking over plumes of tear gas, and grizzly images of the death of one Syrian refugee have brought the plight of ...
Turkey accused the Syrian regime of 'hypocrisy' over its recognition of the Armenian genocide.
The T4 or Tiyas Military Airbase has been struck by Israel on several occasions in recent years.
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