Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — In scenes not witnessed for years in government-controlled parts of Syria, dozens of men and women marched through the streets this week, protesting a sharp increase in prices and collapse of the currency, some even calling for the downfall of President Bashar Assad and his ruling Baath…

Washington (AFP) - A Republican senator broke with her party Thursday to describe a former Pentagon chief's searing rebuke of Donald Trump as "necessary and overdue," and revealed she was struggling with whether to support the US president's re-election.Lisa Murkowski's comments marked a major break with Trump within the Republican…

President Donald Trump's decision to exit the 1992 Open Skies Treaty is consistent with his approach to international cooperation and treaties in general.But the withdrawal also undercuts transparency and, as a result, raises the risk of armed conflict in Europe, writes Thomas Countryman.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. President…

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President Donald Trump with former Secretary of Defense Jim MattisAP Photo/Manuel Balce CenetaPresident Donald Trump lashed out on Twitter after his former secretary of defense, Jim Mattis, issued a statement sharply criticizing the president.Trump said that "probably the only thing Barack Obama & I have in common is that we…

Here's What You Need To Remember: Virtually all the state actors in the region find it more expedient to remain locked in perpetual small-scale warfare than to take on the political risks of negotiating in good faith with their adversaries—a move which could delegitimize them with their own allies. A terrifying…

Russia has claimed that it didn't deploy the fighter jets that US Africa Command says it spotted heading to Libya.The US has rejected that denial and says that the jets are a sign of Moscow's longer-term goal of establishing a foothold on NATO's southern flank.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more…

A discarded mask is seen on the ground, as the global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State (IS) said the coronavirus pandemic was divine punishment for its enemies, according to an audio broadcast on Thursday,…

TUNIS (Reuters) - Russian military personnel flew MiG 29 and SU-24 fighter planes to a Libyan airbase escorted by other Russian fighter jets, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, detailing a deployment of air power that could have a big impact on Libya’s war. Moscow backs the eastern-based Libyan National…

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ship owners and insurers say it may be impossible for the maritime industry to fully comply with the Trump administration’s new guidelines on how to avoid sanctions penalties related to Iran, North Korea and Syria, raising the risk of disruptions in a sector already struggling with the…