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 …
Associated Press BEIRUT: Syrian government forces and their allies from Lebanon’s Hezbollah reached the outskirts of Palmyra in their push to drive ISIS militants from the ancient town, activists said Tuesday. The advancing forces …
Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. The growth and regional migration of Muslims, combined with the ongoing impact of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) and other extremist …
By MOKHTAR AWAD and SAMUEL TADROS Feb. 28, 2017 7:24 p.m. ET Should the U.S. designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization? That question has once again acquired force in Washington. In recent …
By Tom Perry and Humeyra Pamuk | BEIRUT/ISTANBUL Turkey-backed Syrian rebel groups clashed with government forces near a city in northern Syria that the rebels recently captured from Islamic State, sources on both sides …
Egypt expressed frustration on Saturday at Britain’s refusal to lift a suspension of flights from the United Kingdom to the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh, imposed after Islamic State brought down a Russian …
SANAA, SYRIA — A crowd of young Syrian fighters lined up behind a pickup truck to receive their equipment: an AK-47 and a load of ammunition. The battlefield gear was their reward for completing …