(The National)- On December 31, 2016, in an interview with the BBC, Lieutenant General Mahmoud Freihat, Jordan’s chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, spoke about Jordan’s neighbours, ISIL’s presence in southern Syria and its threat to Jordanian national security, as well as the group’s...

 Israel's parliament was set Monday to finalize a bill that would legalize dozens of Jewish outposts in the occupied West Bank, despite a U.S. call for restraint. It had initially been uncertain that a vote would take place Monday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly said...

The Turkish government has ordered the transfer of billions of dollars in state assets to a sovereign wealth fund, in a huge shake-up of holdings aimed at financing ambitious infrastructure projects championed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The assets being transferred to the sovereign...

Daesh militants have executed five civilians for attempting to flee the northern city of Mosul, according to an Iraqi army officer.  First Lieutenant Nayef al-Zubeidi said the civilians had been killed in western Mosul for violating Daesh orders not to flee the city.  “Daesh...