(The Guardian)- Matthew Heineman’s return to Sundance after his Oscar-nominated Cartel Land is a triumphant one. Where his previous film was a journalistic masterclass in taking access to the extreme, City of Ghosts instead turns the camera on heroic journalists themselves. In doing so,...

Afghanistan has announced fresh initiatives to bring more women into the army, weeks after the country's first female pilot sparked a national debate on insecurity and women's rights by seeking asylum in the US. The defence ministry wants to boost the proportion of women in the army to 10...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Living conditions in the town of Markada, ISIS last stronghold in Hasaka provicne, have been increasingly deteriorated due to prices hike, blocking roads and fear of targeting trucks coming to ISIS-controlled areas by U.S.-led coalition, activists said. Activist Malaz...

President Donald Trump's push to create safe zones in Syria could force him to make some risky decisions about how far to go to protect refugees, including shooting down Syrian or Russian aircraft or committing thousands of U.S. troops, experts said. Trump said on Wednesday he "will...