In a significant policy shift on the civil war in Syria, Britain and its western allies have finally dropped their long-standing demand that President Assad must step down — and may even accept elections in which he is allowed to stand again, a report said. Ministers yesterday confirmed a turnaround ...
The head of the Russian military’s branch for protection from chemical weapons says his forces have managed to dismantle two chemical weapons facilities in the formerly militant-held areas in war-torn Syria. Major General Igor Kirillov said on Friday that Moscow will provide the data to the Organization for the Prohibition ...
