North Korea said on Sunday that the United States' push for sanctions following its fifth nuclear test was "laughable" and the country would continue to strengthen its nuclear power. "The group of Obama's running around and talking about meaningless sanctions until today is highly...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces backed by Russian jets and Shi'ite fighters have seized new ground in the battleground city of Aleppo after fierce fighting with the opposition forces. Zaman al-Wasl reporter said rebels have withdrawn from Gas planet and al-Dabbaghat area in the...

A suspected chlorine gas attack on an opposition-held neighborhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo caused dozens of cases of suffocation on Tuesday, rescue workers and a monitoring group said. The Syrian Civil Defence, a rescue workers' organization that operates in rebel-held areas, said...

An Iraqi Shi'ite militia said on Wednesday it had dispatched more than 1,000 fighters to the frontline in neighboring Syria, escalating foreign involvement in the battle for Aleppo, the biggest prize in five years of relentless civil war. New footage emerged of civilians choking in the...