Russia’s Defense Ministry is bewildered at the statement made by France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian that Russia has misappropriated the victory over IS, the ministry said on Sunday. "The defeat of IS in Syria is first of all result of actions by the Syrian leadership and...

Palestinian protests waned in the occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip on Sunday while violence flared near the U.S. embassy in Beirut over U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Four days of protests in the Palestinian territories...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not meet U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during Pence’s visit to the region this month in a snub over the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the Palestinian foreign minister said on Saturday. Violence erupted for a third day in...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- An ISIS blast bomb killed at least 15 Kurdish fighters in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor province, the extremist group's news agency said. Amaq said ISIS fighters have attacked a PYD bastion in the village of Deranj near al-Omar gas field.    The...