Middle East

An international coalition is pushing back Islamic State militants in their Syrian and Iraqi strongholds but the group is threatening…

A senior Iraqi official has appealed to the US-led coalition to air-drop food and medicine to tens of thousands of…

The United States is willing to deploy Apache attack helicopters and advisers to help Iraq retake the city of Mosul…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is undermining international efforts to end the Syrian civil war by bombing opponents of Islamic State…

The United Nations announced the formal start of peace talks for Syria on Monday and urged world powers to push…

Nearly two dozen nations gather on Tuesday to plot their fight against the Islamic State militant group in Syria and…

Syria's main opposition group said it would meet with the UN's special envoy Staffan de Mistura later on Monday after…

Russia's air force has carried out 468 sorties in Syria over the past week, hitting more than 1,300 "terrorist" targets,…

Regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran should reconcile and help resolve tensions in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Ban…

The Israeli military partially closed off the main Palestinian city in the West Bank on Monday, sealing off roads out…