The U.S. will withdraw about 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to work with Kurdish allies to counter the Islamic State group, a U.S. official said Thursday. The ...

More than 1,500 displaced people in and around the northern city of Tulkarem are being pushed from schools, youth centers and ...

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If Nicolas Kristof genuinely cared about the fate of Christians in the Middle East, then why hasn’t he reported from Saudi Arabia, where practicing the religion is illegal?The post The ...

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Somaliland has its own currency and passport, as well as control over its foreign and military affairs. It has held several ...

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Residents of southwestern Syria say they fear the prospect of an all-out war between Israel and Syria’s new authorities.