Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi will hold talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Cairo by the end of this month, according to Egyptian media.  Talks between the two leaders will focus on stability in the Middle East and bilateral relations, the state-run Akhbar...

Four children were among at least six civilians killed in a US-led air strike on the Islamic State group's embattled enclave in eastern Syria, a monitor said on Saturday. The Friday strike on the Euphrates Valley village of Baghouz killed 10 IS fighters as well as the six civilians, the...

Israel is holding “indirect” contacts to reach a prisoner swap deal with Palestinian group Hamas, according to Hamas sources on Saturday.  “Hamas has received indirect contacts from the Israeli government about a prisoner swap deal,” the London-based Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed...

The U.S. has legitimate reasons for deciding to withdraw its troops from Syria, a former brigadier general said Friday. Mark Kimmitt, who also served as a top defense official under former President George W. Bush, spoke at a panel discussion hosted by the Foundation for Political, Economic...