(New York Times)— Ali Shehadeh, a seed hunter, opened the folders with the greatest of care. Inside each was a carefully dried and pressed seed pod: a sweet clover from Egypt, a wild wheat found only in northern Syria, an ancient variety of bread wheat. He had thousands of these folders...

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped on Thursday as U.S. fuel inventories rose and despite efforts by OPEC to cut production. Brent crude oil was down 20 cents at $56.74 a barrel by 0730 GMT. U.S. light crude was 25 cents lower at $51.05. Both benchmarks have risen more than 20 percent...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian Minister of Finance has seized the “movable and immovable property” of 11 members of the Ghreiwati family that led the business and finance in Syria for decades.  Zaman al-Wasl reviewed a copy of the decision which was signed on the same day that an...

(Reuters) - European countries are scrambling to cobble together a package of measures they hope will keep the Iran nuclear deal on track if U.S. President Donald Trump ignores their pleas and decertifies the landmark 2015 agreement this week. The package would include a strong...