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US tells anti-Daesh coalition to 'keep eyes on prize'

The Trump administration, increasingly concerned that the 74-strong coalition it cobbled together to destroy Daesh (ISIS) is losing sight of the prime objective, is pressing its partners to refocus efforts, overcome rivalries and concentrate on the task at hand: the eradication from Iraq...

Syria refugees in Lebanon need more aid: UN official

Some $1.68 billion was disbursed last year by UN and non-governmental organizations to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a UN official said Monday. In a statement, however, Philippe Lazzarini, the deputy UN special coordinator for Lebanon, said the disbursements only covered roughly 45...