The initiative runs alongside an agreed budget and political discussions on power-sharing facilitated by an American envoy, but Washington is concerned about the presence of foreign fighters
[caption id="attachment_55256305" align="alignnone" width="940"] U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a memorandum that reinstates sanctions on Iran after he announced his decision to withdraw the…
[caption id="attachment_55256276" align="alignnone" width="940"] This photo taken on April 14, 2018 shows an Afghan employee of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) registering a resident at a…
On April 30 in a public appearance at Israel’s Ministry of Defense, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented evidence that Iran had preserved a massive archive of advanced research and design…
[caption id="attachment_55256235" align="alignnone" width="940"] Representative-elect Conor Lamb, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, right, stands with U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican from…
[caption id="attachment_55256226" align="alignnone" width="940"] France's president Emmanuel Macron (L) and US President Donald Trump shake hands before a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd…
[caption id="attachment_55256230" align="alignnone" width="940"] Michael Pompeo, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and U.S. secretary of state nominee for the Trump administration,…
[caption id="attachment_55256220" align="alignnone" width="940"] Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica demonstrate in front of the Nicaraguan embassy in San Jose on April 23, 2018, in support of the…
[caption id="attachment_55256167" align="alignnone" width="940"] A Nigerian soldier, with a rocket propelled grenade (RPG), patrols on the outskirt of the town of Damasak in North East Nigeria on…
[caption id="attachment_55256161" align="alignnone" width="940"] U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House on his way to West Virginia on August 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)[…
[caption id="attachment_55256158" align="alignnone" width="940"] A Syrian soldier inspects the wreckage of a building described as part of the Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) compound…
While all the effects of this conflict may take time to fully realise, short and medium-term signs expose the limits of US power and see America's rivals benefiting
Closing the Strait of Hormuz has shown how the Gulf should shift from an oil-export model to a digital and distribution hub. Will this trigger the long-delayed free trade agreement with China?
Building on the ten-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, time will tell if these talks are a one-off or the beginning of a different path for Lebanon.
Egyptian heritage researcher Haytham Abu Zayd sheds light on how the art form grew, excelled, and then declined over the years and ends by offering a path to revival