The Taliban described the agreement as a constructive demonstration of resolving disputes through dialogue. The swap comes ...

U.S. officials say Rahim, who has been held there without charge since 2008, was a senior aide in Al Qaeda ... strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. In addition to Rahim, the ...

John Ratcliffe took a step closer to being confirmed to lead the CIA on Monday as the Senate Intelligence Committee advanced his nomination. The panel advanced his nomination 14 to 3 shortly after ...

Pseudo-left parties internationally have hailed last month’s takeover of Syria by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group ... as their foot soldiers. The CIA is estimated to have funnelled ...

MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash-Ta'al) spoke today about the release of the three hostages from Hamas captivity and compared them to the terrorists being released as part of the agreement. "I am happy about ...

Many are still haunted by the aborted legacy of DR Congo’s first prime minister, who was murdered on January 17, 1961. Rights groups say police used starvation as a weapon to force out illegal ...

Rob Dannenberg served as chief of operations for CIA’s Counterterrorism Center, chief of the Central Eurasia Division and chief of the Information Operations Center before retiring from the Agency. He ...

MK Ayman Odeh compares hostages to terrorists and causes uproar. MK Liberman, 'MK Odeh is the Hamas spokesman in the Knesset. Send him to Gaza.' ...

Group’s report comes as the world’s political and financial elite prepare for an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland.

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