Islamic State fighters kept up on Wednesday their fierce defense of the southern approaches to Mosul, which has held up Iraqi troops there and forced an elite army unit east of the city to put a more rapid advance on hold. Ten days into what is expected to be the biggest ground offensive in...

(The Daily Star)- Britain cannot have it all as it exits the European Union and cannot leave behind the bloc's problems while benefiting from its advantages, French agriculture minister Stephane Le Foll said Wednesday. "You cannot say when exiting the EU you will keep all the advantages but...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Many athletes had joined the Syrian revolution soon after its start, 20 football player were killed with by regime forces, 2 of the were killed under torture in regime’s prisons. 13 detainees still missing, added to dozens of wounded and martyrs of under-18 year old...

(The Daily Star)- Kurdish YPG militia fighters will be a part of the force to isolate ISIS-held Syrian city of Raqqa, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Wednesday. The United States regards the YPG as an ally in its fight against ISIS, but Turkey regards it as a terrorist...