Obama’s new Iraq war began modestly. By the end of his press conference on Saturday, though, it got a bit bigger. President Barack Obama’s war in Iraq just got more ambitious.  Speaking to reporters before departing for a two week vacation with his family on Martha’s...

Reporting by Lama Shammas; Translation by Dani murad DAMASCUS (Zaman Alwasl) - A lot of Syrians are now refugees in their own country, many living under the worst catastrophic humanitarian conditions in buildings, schools, mosques, parks and the...

(Reuters) - Islamic State insurgents who seized a Lebanese border town this month planned to turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing sectarian war between Sunnis and Shi'ites that would have endangered the nation's very existence, the army commander said. General Jean...

(Reuters) - Talks to end a month-long war between Israel and Islamist militants in Gaza have made no progress so far, an Israeli official said on Tuesday, as a 72-hour ceasefire in the shattered Palestinian enclave held for a second day. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators...