White House senior adviser Jared Kushner urged a group of ambassadors on Wednesday to keep an “open mind” about President Donald Trump’s upcoming Middle East peace proposal and said it will require compromises from both sides, a source familiar with his remarks said. Kushner said the...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Military sources told Zaman al-Wasl that Bashar al-Assad had appointed pro-Russia Lt. Gen. Salim Harba as the Chief of Staff of the regime Army on April 1. Harba, who held several positions in army and government, has turned now into the main and the de-facto...

In a new report, the UN identifies 10 countries worldwide at high risk in terms of food security, more than half of them in Africa.  According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report, the countries at risk are Yemen, South Sudan, Venezuela, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Cameroon,...

The "militants" were holding on stubbornly to their position in the scabrous desert outside Baghdad, blocking the Iraqi troops' advance when an infantry unit sprung out of the right flank, forcing the enemy into a hasty retreat. At first glance, it looked real, but the scenario playing out...