(The Daily Star)- Iraqi forces prepared to retake the country's largest Christian town from ISIS Wednesday, a key milestone in their progress towards the extremists' main hub of Mosul. News of the move to recapture Qaraqosh sparked jubilation among Christians who had fled the town, with...

Package delivery company FedEx Corp (FDX.N) said on Tuesday it would invest 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) to double the capacity of its logistics activities at Charles de Gaulle International Airport in the Paris suburb of Roissy. The initial investment by the U.S-listed firm will amount...

French, Russian and German leaders will meet in Berlin for talks on Syria Wednesday ahead of a brief truce in Aleppo backed by Moscow in the face of mounting criticism for its part in a brutal regime offensive. The meeting comes a day after the Kremlin announced that Russian and Syrian air...

(The Daily Star)- Egypt will seek to end procurement of wheat to open air silos by next year's buying season, Supply Minister Mohamed Ali El-Sheikh said Wednesday. A committee composed of officials from the supply, agriculture and finance ministries had been established to determine the...