Pollsters hoping to avoid further election shocks are trying to improve the quality of their data ahead of the 2017 French presidential election, by asking questions differently and fine-tuning their collection methods. Opinion polls have come under scrutiny after the unexpected election of...

In an unexpected reversal, President Barack Obama declined to sign a renewal of sanctions against Iran but let it become law anyway, in an apparent bid to alleviate Tehran’s concerns that the U.S. is backsliding on the nuclear deal. Although the White House had said that Obama was expected...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Activists have circulated photo of Aleppo's ceasefire mediator who have been accused of betraying the Syrian rebels in putting the war-torn city on a plate of gold for the regime, Russia and Iran. A copy of the agreement, obtained by Zaman al-Wasl, shows 4 signatures only; one...

Egypt executed prominent Islamist fighter Adel Habara on Thursday, state media said, days after a top court rejected his final appeal and in defiance of militant threats to ignite "a volcano of jihad" across the country. Habara, 40, was sentenced to death in 2014 for killing 25 army...