Middle East

Iraqi Kurds were casting ballots on Monday in Iraq’s Kurdish region and disputed territories on whether to support independence from…

“For the sake of the sacrifices and blood of the martyrs, let’s all say yes for Kurdistan independence,” reads a…

US-allied militias in northern Syria announced on Saturday the formation of a civilian council to govern the oil rich eastern…

Iranian forces have launched war games in an area near the border with Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Iran’s state media reported…

A solution in Yemen’s two and-a-half year-old civil war will likely come through military rather than political means, the country’s…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took aim at Iran in his speech to more than 190 nations in the UN General…

Syria’s foreign minister said on Saturday that victory was within reach in the country and that Damascus hoped de-escalation zones…

Saudi Arabia is celebrating the 87th anniversary of its founding this weekend with an unprecedented array of concerts and performances,…

US-backed forces on Saturday seized a major natural gas field in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province from Islamic State militants after…

Pakistan’s army says “terrorists” across the border in Afghanistan have opened fire on a newly built border post in recently…