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Trump's migrant crackdown

(Daily Mail)- President Donald Trump will begin rolling out executive actions on immigration Wednesday, beginning with steps to tighten border security - including his proposed wall along the US-Mexico border.  The president is also expected to take action over the next few days to...

Astana's Rixos hotel more than place to host Syria talks

Writing by Ethar Abdulhaq (Zaman Al Wasl)- The hotel chosen to host the negotiations between the opposition and regime delegations in the Kazakhstan's capital does not appear at first glance to be special or remarkable in any way. The 'Rixos President Astana' resembles numerous other hotels...

Syria's warring sides kick off talks in Astana

(Al-Jazeera)- A delegation of Syrian rebels attending a new round of talks in Kazakhstan's capital will not hold direct talks with representatives of the government, according to opposition sources. The meetings in Astana, organised by Russia and Turkey, are aimed at strengthening a shaky...

Why Ahrar Al Sham will soon rip itself into pieces

By Hassan Hassan (The National)- Peace talks between representatives of the Syrian regime and the rebels are scheduled to take place today in Astana, the Kazakh capital. These Russian-sponsored talks were made possible by the expulsion of the rebels from eastern Aleppo on December 23....