Al-Qaeda-linked Syrian jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra on Sunday vowed revenge strikes against villages from President Bashar al-Assad's community over claims his forces used chemical weapons, AFP reported.  "The Alawite villages will pay the price for each chemical rocket...

The world's governments are demanding that Syria immediately let United Nations inspectors onto the scene of alleged chemical attacks that  killed as many as 1,800 . But even if Bashar al-Assad's regime gave the inspectors permission to visit the disputed battlefields right now, they still...

  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he intends to conduct a "thorough, impartial and prompt investigation" into the latest alleged chemical weapons attack in  Syria , an issue his top disarmament official will raise in Damascus shortly. A United Nations statement...

The most senior leader in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie, has been arrested in Cairo. Mr Badie, who was wanted over alleged incitement to violence and murder, has been temporarily replaced as "general guide" by his deputy, Mahmoud Ezzat. In another development, Egypt's ex-vice...