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UK has called on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to “urgently” carry out an investigation into the alleged use of Chlorine gas in Syria. The OPCW on Tuesday said that a mission would depart “soon”. However, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said “time is of the essence in establishing the full facts”. He added that claims …

UN officials on Wednesday vowed to do everything they can to stop conflict-wracked South Sudan from falling into genocide, and warned all the warring factions that they will be held responsible if famine breaks out in the country. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay verbally attacked both rebel leader Riek Machar and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, …

Parliamentary speaker Mohamed al-Lahham on Tuesday said that four new candidates had submitted their applications to run for the Presidency in the upcoming elections next month, which President Bashar Assad is widely expected to win. The speaker announced the names of four new candidates, with a Christian and a woman among them, in a parliamentary session in Damascus. With the …

The British police have asked for the help of Muslim women to stop young people travelling to Syria to be a part of the conflict in the country. The move follows a steep increase in arrests regarding the Syrian conflict. There has been an increase in the number of British people arrested returning from or travelling to Syria, from 25 …

On Thursday, Pakistani jet fighters attacked several Taliban hideouts in the lawless north-western tribal belt, killing at least twelve suspected militants, officials said. This is the first time the military has launched air strikes on the Taliban since their ceasefire agreement to help with the peace talks on March 1. According to security sources, at least twelve militants were killed, …

In a report on Wednesday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said there has been no improvement in the access of foreign aid for millions of desperate Syrians, thereby violating a resolution passed in the Security Council two months ago. In the resolution, the first such humanitarian resolution on the Syrian civil war, the Security Council demanded that the armed opposition …

With a Ph.D. in molecular cell biology from the University of Iowa, USA, Associate Professor and former Director of the center of studies at the Hashemite University Rana Dajani is more than doing her part in making the world a better place. Dr. Dajani currently serves as a consultant to the higher council for science and technology in Jordan, an …

The United Nations released a statement on Friday reporting the death of at least 58 people in an attack on a UN base in South Sudan in the government-controlled town Bor; over a 100 people were said to be wounded in the attack. Toby Lanzer, the top UN official in the country, praised the efforts of peacekeepers from Nepal, South …

On Friday, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika won his fourth Presidential election by a landslide despite his ailing health, in an election tainted by allegations of fraud and a poor turnout. The 77 year old voted from his wheelchair on Thursday, and picked up 81.53% of the votes; his main rival Ali Benflis received only 12.18% of the vote. In a …

On Wednesday, an Egyptian court handed out jail sentences for over 120 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi related to clashes last year with authorities which left dozens dead, officials said. The trial was a part of an unrelenting crackdown on Morsi supporters going on since the army ousted him last July. According to judicial officials, the defendants were …