France reiterates its “commitment to respect for freedom of navigation” and be ready to intervene “effectively in the event of a violation of international law” with new operation in the Mediterranean Sea. The French Defense Ministry announced an operation, called Medor, at the end of September in the Mediterranean Sea. …

As Libya inches toward a political resolution of its long war, Egypt is focusing on protecting its workers in the country. Egyptian officials discussed the challenge of protecting Egyptian workers in Libya with Fathi Bashagha, the Interior Minister of Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA), who visited Cairo for the …

Ahrar al-Sham, once one of the largest factions of the Syrian opposition, has divided into two wings: one with ties to the Free Syrian Army and another close to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. A crisis within Ahrar al-Sham erupted on Oct. 20 when the movement’s Shura Council, led by Jaber Ali …

The American, French and Czech members of the peacekeeping force crashed conducting a routine mission and one US soldier survived. A helicopter crash on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula left eight peacekeepers dead on Thursday.

France’s decision to outlaw the Gray Wolves marks a new milestone in Erdogan’s showdown with Europe over Turkish migrant groups, which he uses as a tool to advance his political agenda. Tensions between Turkey and France, stoked by the French government’s plans to tackle “Islamist separatism,” are spilling over to …

After surrounding the town and cutting off roads to and from the area, the Syrian army has enter al-Karak in search of militant sleeper cells reports Al-Masdar.

As a conference on the return of refugees gets underway in Damascus, President Erdogan has called for the removal of Assad from power writes Nedaa Syria. On Wednesday, Turkey called for the removal of the Assad regime from power and for the reaching of a just political solution that guarantees …

Faleh al-Fayyad arrived in Damascus for a meeting with President Assad, to discuss relations between Syria and Iraq writes SANA. The head of the Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Sha’abi) in Iraq, Faleh al-Fayyad, arrived in Damascus, on an official visit to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The Hamza Division has returned tens of civilians back to the regime, when they were unable to pay the 400 dollars demanded of them reports Nedaa Syria. The Hamza Division, affiliated with the Syrian National Army, has arrested dozens of people fleeing regime-controlled areas and sent them to an area …

The Democratic Union Party’s Autonomous Administration continued the seizure of state homes and residential areas in the northeastern provinces of Raqqa and Hassakeh.