Iraq's government may have muddled its way through violent street protests in the country's oil-rich south with promises of jobs and better services, but the root causes of this month's unrest remain almost intact and it could be just a matter of time before popular discontent boils over again....

Blistered by bipartisan condemnation of his embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, President Donald Trump backed away from his public undermining of American intelligence agencies, saying he simply misspoke when he said he saw no reason to believe Russia had interfered in the 2016 U.S. election....

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Two good news the Jordanian government has received in four days that may lessen the deteriorating economy crisis as the main border crossings in Syria have turned under the regime control. Nasib border crossing with Jordan and al-Tanaf border crossing with Iraq...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- As the Syrian regime forces press new gains and getting close to announce end of the war in central and southern Syria, the Russian ally is pushing for more coherent military body, urging the regime to do mergers for the decayed army.  Well-informed military...