Middle East

Iraq’s Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the northern Kurdish region’s referendum on independence that was scheduled for next week. A…

The 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers faces a stern test at the United Nations this week as…

The militant Pakistani Taliban group said it carried out an attack on Sunday that killed five people in the tribal…

Kuwait will expel North Korea’s ambassador to the oil-rich country and four other diplomats, potentially limiting Pyongyang’s ability to earn…

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday Iran would react strongly to any “wrong move” by the United States…

Palestinian Islamist Hamas group said on Sunday it has dissolved its administration that runs Gaza and agrees to hold general…

Pakistanis began casting votes on Sunday for the parliamentary seat vacated by ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in a by-election…

Germany will have no choice but to restrict its economic ties with Turkey to pressure its NATO partner into releasing…

A Catholic priest from India who was freed after being held 18 months in Yemen says he was never physically…

A defense lawyer says a Pakistani judge has sentenced a Christian man to death after finding him guilty of insulting…