Politics

One of the Islamic State’s top commanders and the man in charge of disseminating its propaganda was killed in Aleppo, Syria, the group’s semi-official Amaq news service announced. Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, the news service said, was “martyred while surveying the operations to repel the military […]

The Republican Party foreign policy establishment has joined Democrats in roundly criticizing Donald Trump’s background and undiplomatic temperament. Nevertheless, Mr. Trump has laid bare flaws in policies of recent presidents that have undermined U.S. security interests and American prosperity. For example, President Clinton consented to […]

NNA – Foreign Affairs Minister, Gibran Bassil, on Monday received at his office Egyptian Ambassador, Mohammad Badreddine Zayed, who said that Lebanon was a priority for Egypt’s foreign policy. It is worth noting that the new Egyptian Ambassador will reach Beirut today and will start […]

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump says he’ll deliver a detailed speech Wednesday on his proposal to crack down on illegal immigration — but it’s anyone’s guess what he will say. The announcement came late Sunday in a tweet by the Republican presidential nominee after days of […]

NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin is done playing the good wife to Anthony Weiner, announcing Monday she is leaving the serially sexting ex-congressman after he was accused of sending raunchy photos and messages to yet another woman. • PHOTOS: Huma Abedin leaving […]

President Barack Obama said on Thursday he expected the United States would meet a goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees before the end of the year despite delays and opposition from critics concerned about security implications. As Europe grappled with Syrians fleeing the country’s civil […]

WASHINGTON >> With the hourglass running out for his administration, President Barack Obama’s health care law is struggling in many parts of the country. Double-digit premium increases and exits by big-name insurers have caused some to wonder whether “Obamacare” will go down as a failed […]

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed Saturday to deport “criminal illegal immigrants … within one hour” of his inauguration if he is elected in November. Trump’s promise, made during a speech in Iowa, came after several days of accusations that the real estate mogul had […]

Saudi Arabia have no formal diplomatic relations. The Saudis do not even recognize Israel as a state. Still, there is evidence that ties between Saudi Arabia and other Sunni Arab states and Israel are not only improving but, after developing in secret over many years, […]