(The Independent)- Donald Trump will not be welcome to address Parliament on his state visit to the UK because of his racist and sexist attitudes, the Speaker of the House of Commons has said in a major snub to the American president. In a dramatic intervention, John Bercow, the Speaker,...

MacDill Air Force Base, United States: President Donald Trump on Monday pledged that America and its allies would defeat the "forces of death" and keep radical militants from gaining a foothold on U.S. soil, in his first visit to U.S. Central Command. "Today we deliver a message in one very...

Relatives of slain Tunisian opposition figure Chokri Belaid Monday called for a stalled trial to reveal the "truth" about his murder on the fourth anniversary of his death. Belaid, a fierce critic of the Islamist party then in power, was shot dead aged 48 outside his home in the capital in...

Atletico Madrid will have to win at Barcelona's Nou Camp for the first time in a decade Tuesday if they are to reach the King's Cup final. The only way for that to happen, coach Diego Simeone says, is for his players to deliver a high-intensity game in order to overturn a 2-1 semi-final...

The United Nations Monday called on donor countries to supply $3.5 billion in the next two years to help improve education and living standards for the almost three million Syrian refugees hosted by Turkey. Ankara has repeatedly complained of being left alone to deal with the influx of...

(The National)- On December 31, 2016, in an interview with the BBC, Lieutenant General Mahmoud Freihat, Jordan’s chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, spoke about Jordan’s neighbours, ISIL’s presence in southern Syria and its threat to Jordanian national security, as well as the group’s...

 Israel's parliament was set Monday to finalize a bill that would legalize dozens of Jewish outposts in the occupied West Bank, despite a U.S. call for restraint. It had initially been uncertain that a vote would take place Monday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly said...

The Turkish government has ordered the transfer of billions of dollars in state assets to a sovereign wealth fund, in a huge shake-up of holdings aimed at financing ambitious infrastructure projects championed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The assets being transferred to the sovereign...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime opened a cross point in al-Houla region on Monday to exit besieged civilians in Homs northern countryside to regime-controlled areas following agreement between regime and a delegate from al-Houla,  sources said. The sources added that the cross point will...

(Washington Post)- The rice and chicken were steaming on the stove. The twins chased each other around the apartment and the 2-year-old watched Mickey Mouse on the donated television. Their mother, Fatema Aljasem, 29, sat at the kitchen table with two women from the local synagogue....

Experts from Russia, Turkey, Iran and the United Nations held a technical meeting in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, to discuss in detail the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire agreement, Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry said on Monday. "Representatives of Jordan are expected to take part for...

Iran said Monday a recent missile trial launch was not intended to send a message to new U.S. President Donald Trump and to test him, since after a series of policy statements Iranian officials already "know him quite well." Iran test-fired a new ballistic missile last week, prompting...

(The Independent)- Ninety-seven companies, from Apple to Zynga, filed an impassioned legal brief condemning President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, stepping up the industry’s growing opposition to the policy. The amicus brief was filed late Sunday in the Ninth Circuit Court...

 ISIS was "completely besieged" in Al-Bab after forces loyal to Syria's regime cut off a road into the extremists' last major stronghold in Aleppo province, a monitor said Monday. "Al-Bab is now completely besieged by the regime from the south, and the Turkish forces and rebels from the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Powerful Ahrar al-Sham movement published on the official Twitter account an infographic highlights the manpower and areas of control. The Islamist group said 50 brigades and 400 battalions are fighting under its banner with total rebel fighters reached 25000. 11 rebel...

 President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban faced on Monday the first of several crucial legal hurdles that could determine whether he can push through the most controversial and far reaching policy of his first two weeks in office. On Monday, the government has a deadline to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Syrian regime pilot was killed on Sunday in crash-landing in the Nairab military airport in Aleppo province, source said.  The cause of the Su-22 crash-landing has not revealed yet. The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Basel Saleh, was immediately killed. Source said the...

Daesh militants have executed five civilians for attempting to flee the northern city of Mosul, according to an Iraqi army officer.  First Lieutenant Nayef al-Zubeidi said the civilians had been killed in western Mosul for violating Daesh orders not to flee the city.  “Daesh...

 Iran will receive the final part of a 149-ton shipment of uranium from Russia as part of its nuclear deal with world powers, it was announced on Monday. "The first shipment arrived on January 26 by plane and the last will arrive tomorrow, Tuesday," said Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's...

President Donald Trump travels to US Central Command on Monday, meeting officers who will form the tip of the spear in implementing his new strategy to defeat ISIS. After a three-day break in southern Florida, Trump will stop off at Centcom headquarters in Tampa on his way back to...