A video being shared on social media reportedly shows the moment unidentified gunmen assassinated civil activist Fahem al-Taie in Karbala, several Iraqi media outlets reported who cited acti... Read more

A rocket attack hit a military base next to Baghdad International Airport and wounded six fighters, according to a statement from the Iraqi military. The statement added that four rockets we... Read more

President Donald Trump thanked Tehran for a “very fair” negotiation that led to the release Saturday of an America scholar held in Iran and an Iranian scientist jailed in the US. Xiyue Wang,... Read more

A protester tried to self-immolate during a protest in Beirut on Saturday, the Lebanese Red Cross said, before protesters extinguished the flames. Protesters in Riad al-Solh Square smothered... Read more

A Chinese-born American citizen sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on spying charges will be released as part of a prisoner swap, Tehran’s foreign minister has announced. Princeton grad... Read more

The US Department of State is offering a $15 million reward for information leading to Abdul Reza Shahlai, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) official in Yemen, or information on his... Read more

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri wrote to the leaders of Germany, Britain and Spain on Saturday to request help in securing credit for imports, his office said. Lebanon is su... Read more

Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said Friday that Iran threatens the entire region and its aggression can no longer be tolerated. “We support the maximum pres... Read more

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has warned that a deal signed between Turkey and Libya aimed at delineating marine zones between their two countries would deepen upheaval and obstruc... Read more

US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook says Iranian security forces may have killed more than 1,000 people since protests over gasoline price hikes started in mid-November. “As the tr... Read more

US President Donald Trump on Friday denied a report that his country was weighing sending more than 12,000 troops to the Middle East in the face of a perceived threat from Iran. “The story t... Read more

The United States said Thursday it was considering deploying fresh forces to counter Iran, with an official saying some 5,000 to 7,000 troops could head to the region. Testifying before Cong... Read more

Large numbers of protesters have been reported entering Baghdad’s Tahrir Square as protests continue in the country, according to Iraqi TV. Demonstrations which began in early October have c... Read more