PARIS: France is prepared to launch targeted strikes against any site in Syria used to deploy chemical attacks that result in the deaths of civilians, President Emmanuel Macron said. Shortly before the United Nations was due to discuss Syria, Macron said Moscow, a close ally of Syrian...

At least 42 people have been killed in Eastern Ghouta as regime forces continue to launch air strikes on the rebel-held enclave while edging closer to its central towns. Activists in Douma, one of the main urban centres, told Al Jazeera on Sunday that Syrian jets have "not stopped...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels launched surprise attack on regime forces in the eastern Qalamoun region at the edge of Syrian desert, leaving nine troops killed, rebel spokesman said Saturday. Said Seif, spokesman for Ahmed al-Abdo Battalions, said the US-backed rebel group has also...

As North Korea considers negotiating over its nukes, it may find lessons in the Middle East, where leaders imperiled, paranoid or pugnacious have long used the doomsday weapon threat to secure a wobbly perch. It is a delicate dance - and getting the balance wrong can end badly. Holding...