The world's chemical weapons watchdog said Friday that chlorine was used against the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma in 2018, in a long-awaited final report on the deadly attack.

Chlorine used in attack on Syria's Douma: Watchdog

European and Arab leaders gather Sunday for their first summit aimed at stepping up cooperation on trade, security and migration while the EU-Brexit stalemate looms on the sidelines.

European Union, Arabs tackle troubled Middle East at first summit

The United States will have to sever its military assistance to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) battling Islamic State if the fighters partner with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or Russia, a senior US general said on Sunday.

We cannot back Syrian forces who align with president Assad: US commander

Syria's Kurds should start a dialogue with President Bashar al-Assad as their military allies the United States are readying to pull out, Russia said Sunday. "We support this dialogue between Damascus and the Kurds," said Russian deputy foreign minister Sergey Vershinin, whose country is a key backer of the Assad regime.

Russia says Syrian Kurds should start dialogue with President Bashar al-Assad

The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran hailed the planned US withdrawal from Syria as they met for talks Thursday on how to work more closely together in the country's long-running conflict.

Russia, Turkey & Iran hail US' Syria withdrawal

Iran warned Israel on Tuesday of a "firm and appropriate" response if it continued attacking targets in Syria, where Tehran has backed President Bashar al-Assad and his forces in their nearly eight-year war against rebels and militants.

Iran warns Israel against further air strikes in Syria

A bomb attack claimed by Islamic State killed US troops in northern Syria on Wednesday, weeks after President Donald Trump said group was defeated there and he would pull out all American forces.

Four US troops reported among 16 dead in north Syria attack

Syria’s chief opposition negotiator said on Sunday he was surprised by countries rebuilding ties with the Syrian government and urged them to revisit their decision.

Syrian opposition says surprised by countries reconciling with Assad

The year 2018 saw the retreat of US troops from Syria and the decline of the jihadist militant group ISIS from the country. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the US troops from Syria on December 19 stating that America had "defeated ISIS" in the war-ravaged country.

2018 marked another bloody year in Syria 

Russia's defence minister said Saturday that almost 88,000 rebels had been killed in Syria in the three years since Moscow's intervention to back government forces.

Moscow's intervention has killed around 88,000 rebels in Syria: Russian defence ministry

In a wide-ranging interview in Damascus with the Mail on Sunday, Assad slammed the United States and British military actions in Syria as 'colonial' while praising supporter Russia

Assad denies Moscow running the show in Syria

German prosecutors have issued an international arrest warrant for a top Syrian intelligence officer accused of overseeing the torture and murder of hundreds of detainees, a media report said Friday

Germany issues arrest warrant for top Assad ally: Report

Assad also said the government had 'started now opening doors for negotiations' with the SDF

Assad says US will leave Syria, vows to retake SDF-held areas

The traditionally Kurdish town had been emptied of its residents just weeks earlier after a brutal Turkish-led offensive forced tens of thousands to flee

Displaced from Ghouta, Syrians seek refuge in emptied Afrin

Syria's army said Monday it was in full control of the capital Damascus and its outskirts after ousting the Islamic State group, marking a major milestone in the seven-year war

Syria says capital 'completely secure', IS ousted

The recovery of the enclave south of Damascus will mark another milestone in President Bashar al-Assad's war effort, crushing the last besieged rebel enclave in western Syria

Syrian monitor says insurgents quit enclave, state media denies it

Insurgent officials say they fear an offensive against Idlib by Syria's military and its allies Russia and Iran

Syria's war grinds on, no respite for civilians, UN says

G7 foreign ministers called it 'a pattern of irresponsible and destabilising' behaviour and urged Moscow to help resolve the conflict in Syria

G7 foreign ministers condemn Russia's 'irresponsible, destabilising' behaviour in Syria

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Saturday urged Russia to help solve the Syria crisis as he set off for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialised nations in Toronto

German minister urges Russia to cooperate in solving Syria crisis

The last rebels withdrew from eastern Ghouta hours after the Western bombing

Assad steps up efforts to crush last besieged enclaves

A head-spinning series of events in the past few weeks have taken us from the United States pulling out of Syria, to analysts predicting the beginning of a third world war

Opinion: Further strikes on Syria unlikely - but Trump is always the wild card

Assad met a group of Russian lawmakers in Damascus on Sunday after the West launched missile strikes against Syria

Assad's children visited Crimean holiday camp: Russian lawmaker

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday backed air strikes by the United States and its allies on Syria's chemical weapons program but Argentina, Brazil and Peru voiced caution during a regional summit about the escalating military action

Canada backs Syria strikes but others concerned at Americas summit

A day after France President Emmanuel Macron and the US president Donald Trump vow quick and forceful action in response to Syria over the chemical leak attack

France targets Assad over Syria chemical attack

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