Jordan will open its main border crossing with Iraq on Wednesday for the first time since 2015, now that Iraqi forces have gained control of the main highway to Baghdad from Islamic State militants, both governments said. Iraqi troops pulled out of the Tureibil post, on the 180 km (110...

 By Ahmed Primo (Zaman Al Wasl)- The expert in Islamic groups Sheikh Hassan al-Dagheem accused Hayat Tahrir al-Sham of dodging, deception and lack of desire for dialogue and rapprochement, and continued deceit after its leaders repeatedly ignored their promises . On Monday,...

By Abdullah Ghadawi (Zaman Al Wasl)- Colonel Riad al-Asaad, the founder of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) said his initiative to manage the city of Idlib was in consultation with many local Syrian national bodies and even the Supreme Islamic Council, considering the charges directed at...

Flooding from tropical storm Harvey caused ongoing large-scale U.S. refinery outages on Tuesday, while crude prices rose on the back of supply disruptions in Colombia and Libya. Refinery shutdowns from the storm helped push U.S. gasoline prices to $1.7799 per gallon on Monday, the most...