Meet Brian Mast, firebrand Israel ally tapped to chair House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Brian Mast, a US Army veteran who volunteered in the IDF, fiercely supports Israel and opposes Palestinian aid and a two-state solution. United States
Top US general meets with Syria’s Kurdish forces after Assad falls Washington has laid out its conditions for supporting post-Assad governance but appears reluctant to leverage its military foothold in Syria as Turkey-backed rebels continued to attack the Kurdish-led SDF, threatening the fragile cohesion among US-backed militias seen as essential to keeping a lid on the dangerous remnants of Islamic State group. Syria
Analysis Iran pursues wait-and-see approach in Syria as it copes with Assad's downfall With one of its key regional allies gone, the Iranian establishment is anxiously reviewing its policy in an uncertain Syrian landscape. By A correspondent in Tehran In Tehran, reporting on politics
US weighs how to engage as Syria’s rebel government emerges As Syria’s post-war future takes shape, Washington is debating how to deal with the blacklisted Islamist organization that’s swept into power. United States
In search for Cleopatra's tomb, Egypt claims new discoveries A team led by Kathleen Martinez, who has worked for two decades in hopes of finding Cleopatra’s tomb, has unearthed new discoveries in an ancient city near Alexandria. Egypt
