(Foreign Policy)- Late last week, President-elect Donald Trump explained for the first time since his election victory his position on the crisis in Syria. In his remarks, he laid out his determination to ramp up the fight against the Islamic State and to cease support to those fighting...

The dominant armed force in the east Libyan city of Benghazi said on Thursday it had taken control of one the last holdouts of Islamist-led militias, amid clashes in which at least 13 troops were killed, according to medical officials. The self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), whose...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- LafargeHolcim Group for Cement refused on Wednesday what is said the its operation in Syria in 2013-2014 contributed to funding ISIS. The company considered the major in international cement manufacturing said in a statement, “the group completely rejects any...

A controversial Israeli bill to limit the volume of calls to prayer at mosques may be revived after it appeared to have been buried thanks to opposition from ultra-Orthodox Jews, reports said Thursday. Health Minister Yaakov Litzman, from the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party, may...