Exclusive Hamas official says group needs guarantees on war's end and statehood to disarm Senior Hamas official Basem Naim stopped short of pledging that Hamas would not fire on international troops, but said the militant group has "no problem” with the stabilization force. By Elizabeth Hagedorn In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
US set to scrap Syria sanctions as Caesar Act repeal heads to vote The annual defense bill calls for the full repeal of the Caesar Act without conditions. United States
