( Foreign Policy )- A confidential U.S.-Russian cease-fire agreement for southwestern Syria that went into effect Sunday calls for barring Iranian-backed foreign fighters from a strategic stretch of Syrian territory near the borders of Israel and Jordan, according to three diplomatic sources....

 France will cut processing time for asylum requests and boost housing for refugees while "systematically" deporting illegal economic migrants, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said Wednesday. Unveiling an "action plan" for dealing with tens of thousands of people who arrive in France...

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday said he wants to move a strong bill regarding sanctions on Russia as quickly as possible bill but that the legislation still faces procedural and policy hurdles. "Right now, we have a procedural issue," and Republicans are working with Democrats...

(Eqtsad)- The liberated areas in the north of Syria is witnessing a relative calm after the “de-escalation of tension” agreement which resulted in Idlib city’s streets and markets and its countryside witnesses relatively active commercial movement. This situation was reflected...