French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said Thursday he would not back down on plans to overhaul the state-run SNCF railways, as the pro-reform CFDT labor union said it would take part in a further wave of strikes starting on Sunday. Philippe reiterated that he would not enter into...
A top Syrian Kurdish politician suggested Wednesday that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Iraqi government could mount joint operations against Daesh (ISIS) in the area on the border of the two countries. Aldar Xelil warned of a militant revival in eastern Syria, where...
Ten international rights groups called on French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday to pressure Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over his country's bombing campaign in Yemen. Macron is set to host Prince Mohammed for a three-day trip to France starting Sunday, the latest stop...
Syrian rebel factions in the region of Eastern Qalamoun, an opposition-held pocket north east of Damascus, announced their refusal to strike an evacuation deal similar to that seen in Eastern Ghouta, that would cede territory back to the Assad regime, al-Araby al-Jadeed reported. The group...
