Middle East

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group erupted from the chaos of Syria and Iraq’s conflicts and swiftly did what…

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese army said it fired gunshots into the air after a clash at a protest road-block…

The Iraqi government faced more pressure late Saturday from a surprise sit-in by lawmakers linked to populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr…

The Lebanese capital’s iconic egg-shaped cinema looming large behind him, Jamil Mouawad lectured around 20 students on the politics of…

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was believed to be dead after a US military raid in Syria’s Idlib region,…

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will clear northeast Syria of Kurdish YPG militia if Russia does not fulfill its obligations under…

Iraqi security forces sought to clamp down on protests in Baghdad and across the south on Saturday, a day after…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces pushed and dragged away protesters who refused to move from roadblocks in central Beirut…

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defense ministry on Saturday attacked US plans to maintain and boost the American military presence in…

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 40 protesters were killed in Iraq on Friday when security forces used tear gas and…