Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, April 21

DAMASCUS -- Syria's Assistant Foreign Minister Ayman Sussan said Saturday that investigating the chemical weapons allegations in Damascus' eastern district of Douma will expose the lies of the Western countries.

In an interview with Xinhua, Sussan said it was the Syrian government who invited the inspection experts of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to look into the allegations about the use of chlorine gas in the battles in Douma on April 7 ahead of the withdrawal of the rebels and their families to northern Syria. (Syria-Chemical Weapon-Douma)

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DOUMA, SYRIA -- "Why are you living in a destroyed home? This is my house, where else should I go?" Ahmad muttered, standing in his home, of which walls and windows had been destroyed in Douma district east of Damascus.

His tone seemed to show his helpless, but the truth is that these who were caught in the middle of the war have developed a strong resilience, something they could have never thought of having before the war. (Syria-Damascus-Douma)

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ISTANBUL -- "I shall have a pot of matcha tea for myself and a melon white tea for my friend, please," Burcin Simsek, a young woman, said to a waitress as she took her seat at an upscale coffee house in Istanbul, capital of Turkey.

A few minutes later, the melon white tea was served in a posh teapot over a tealight candle. (Turkey-Imported Tea-Istanbul)

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DAMASCUS -- The fact-finding mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) entered Damascus's Douma Saturday to look into allegations of chemical weapons use.

The OPCW said in a statement that its experts visited one of the sites in Douma to collect samples for analysis in connection with the allegations of chemical weapons use in Douma on April 7. (Syria-Experts-OPCW) Enditem