(The Independent)- Israeli authorities have revived plans to build hundreds of new homes for Jewish settlers in Israel-annexed East Jerusalem, a move which a leading charity says has been encouraged by the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency.  “The political significance of this...

A senior U.N. aid official says his team has received written approval from Syrian rebels in the besieged opposition-held parts of the city of Aleppo to allow aid in and evacuate the wounded. Jan Egeland told reporters in Geneva on Thursday that the U.N. also has "verbal support" from...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 46 regime soldiers and allied militants have been killed by Syrian rebels in coastal Latakia province as regime forces launch major attack on Jabal al-Turkman, pro-Assad activists said, accusing Turkish army of hitting army strongholds. The regime forces backed by the...

(The Daily Star)- Iraqi Kurdish and Shiite forces agreed to coordinate movements after cutting off Mosul from the rest of the territory held by ISIS in western Iraq and Syria in support of a U.S-backed offensive to capture the city, U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Thursday. The agreement...