On Aug. 21, 2013, a Damascus suburb called Ghouta was attacked with sarin gas, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of civilians. President Barack Obama had warned that the United States would take military action if President Bashar al-Assad of Syria used chemical weapons. The attack on...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces, backed by Russian air force and Iranian-backed militias, have stepped up its offensive on Idlib and Hama provinces, pushing to take major rebel stronghold in Syria. The Assad troops are pushing north from a corner of the adjacent province of Hama,...

A Syrian cameraman working for pro-regime TV network Sama was killed Friday while covering clashes on the edge of the northwestern province of Idlib, state news agency SANA reported. "The terrorists targeted a press team from the Sama satellite channel near the village of Umm Haratain,"...

An Iranian official said Friday that 52 people had been arrested at protests the previous day in Mashhad as the government suggested hardline opponents may have been behind the unrest. Reformist media said hundreds had taken to the streets of Mashhad and other towns on Thursday in...