BY MARWAN HISHAM- ( Foreign Policy )- In January 2016, I left behind my home in Raqqa, unable to live any longer under the rule of the Islamic State. I dreamed of returning when the city was liberated from the terrorist group. Now that dream seems on the verge of realization. Instead of...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 502 prisoners before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, including prominent businessman Hesham Talaat Moustafa, who is accused of the slaying of Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim. Security sources said that among those pardoned was Hesham Talaat...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 18 civilians killed Thursday in U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on Raqqa in support of Kurdish-led fighters who seek to expel ISIS from the de facto capital in eastern Syria, local monitoring group said. Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently said the Coalition strikes hit...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 5 people were killed Wednesday in a motorbike bomb rocked a marketplace in northern Idlib city, eye-witness told Zaman al-Wasl. 12 more people were also wounded in the attack on al-Jala’a Street. Activists said the death toll is expected to rise due to heavy...