Trump administration officials are split over strategy for pushing militant group out of its Syria stronghold Syrians collected aid at a makeshift camp for displaced people on Wednesday near the northern town of Manbij. …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Few cities on earth can compete with Dubai for sheer verticality. Once a forgettable port alongside the emptiness of the Arabian desert, its pale sands have proved fertile ground …
A U.S. Navy ship changed course toward Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, a guard commander was quoted as saying on Wednesday while issuing a warning. A U.S. official …
The Syrian army and its allies have captured the main water pumping station that supplies Aleppo in a sweeping advance against Islamic State that has brought them to the bank of the Euphrates, a …
Domestic sales have jumped since 2010; one firm targets millennial buyers with ‘Attitude’ brand By Matina Stevis | Photographs by Andrew Renneisen MOMBASA, Kenya—This nation exports more tea than any other in the world, …
JERUSALEM — Israel, which has been at the forefront of research into medical marijuana and the drug’s commercialization, took a major step on Sunday toward officially decriminalizing its recreational use. At a time when …
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi | AMMAN The Syrian army has expanded its control over former Islamic State-held villages in northwest Syria, gaining more territory as it pushes back the jihadists from more pockets in Aleppo …
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to voice opposition to what the Israeli leader charged were Iran’s attempts to establish a permanent military foothold …
By ELHANAN MILLERMARCH 1, 2017 JERUSALEM — Political leaders are often selective with the information they choose to share with the public. For Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, that means choosing to conceal what …
By NOAM RAYDAN and RAJA ABDULRAHIM in Beirut and NOUR ALAKRAA in Berlin Updated March 2, 2017 4:36 p.m. ET Russian-backed Syrian government troops on Thursday recaptured the historic city of Palmyra from Islamic …