They burst into the house in the early hours of the morning and pointed a gun at Abu Mohammed's head: "We are the Islamic State -- give us your car!" To protect his children and grandchildren, the 69-year-old Iraqi agreed to hand over the keys. A retired police officer with thin grey...

Republican candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday would not commit to accepting the outcome of the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election if he loses, challenging a cornerstone of American democracy and sending shockwaves across the political spectrum. Trump's refusal, which his Democratic rival...

Egypt says it has secured fuel imports to make up for a shortfall caused by Saudi Arabia's abrupt decision to halt previously agreed shipments, avoiding a potentially politically costly fuel shortage and propelling the issue of oil onto the center stage of an escalating Saudi-Egypt spat....

Writing by Ethar Abdulhaq (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Russian news agency TASS photographer, Valeriy Sharifulin, published recently a set of photos taken in regime-controlled areas of Aleppo, Damascus and Palmyra. Sharifulin revealed through his commentary on the photos-probably without knowing-...