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 …
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 …
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