Middle East

The United States and Western allies pressed Iraqi Kurdish leaders to ditch a “very risky” independence vote on Thursday, presenting…

Turkey said Thursday it wants Qatar and its Arab neighbors to overcome differences through dialogue and a “brotherly” manner as…

The death toll from suicide attacks in a southern Iraqi city on Thursday had risen to 50 people, with more…

A mysterious Syrian wheat purchase signed last October with a little-known Russian trader has formally been called off, a government…

Buses carrying evacuated Islamic State fighters reached Syria’s Deir al-Zor on Wednesday in return for releasing a Hezbollah prisoner, a…

Tunisia’s parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial law granting amnesty to officials accused of corruption during the rule of autocrat…

Turkey on Thursday welcomed an Iraqi parliament move to reject a referendum on Kurdish independence. The parliament in Baghdad authorized…

Israeli banks are contributing to the proliferation of West Bank settlements by providing loans and mortgages for construction there, violating…

Saudi Arabia is urging people to report subversive social media activity via a phone app, part of an apparent crackdown…

The time is not right for an independent international inquiry into human rights violations in Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in…