French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday said the Louvre could house threatened treasures from Iraq, Syria and other war-torn countries at a secure site in northern France. The precious items could be placed in safe keeping at a conservation facility due to open in 2019 in Lievin, 200...

(Vox)- The United States is actively participating in a brutal war in Yemen, providing valuable jet refueling capabilities and intelligence to the Saudi-led campaign against the Houthi rebel group that began in March of last year. Because of the US’s fairly limited direct combat role, the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime's security forces have deprived hundreds of families in Qamishli and Hasaka from receiving the humanitarian aid of the United Nations, claiming they have relatives against Bashar al-Assad. Activist Malaz al-Yusus explained that hundreds of families were...

On a dusty plain south of Mosul, French artillery guns fire in support of Iraqi troops fighting to retake the city from the Islamic State group. The French operation -- dubbed "Task Force Wagram" -- is part of crucial backing provided by a US-led coalition to the Mosul offensive launched...