Middle East

Members of the Islamic State group failed Thursday to break a siege imposed by U.S.-backed fighters in the last area...

Iranian women took to the streets holding their hijabs aloft in protests at the strict dress code that quickly spread on social media last year, leading to a "bitter backlash" by authorities, says Amnesty International.

The United States said Tuesday that an international conference next month to promote peace and stability in the Middle East...

Since conflict broke out in Syria in 2011, the EU has used the Lebanese capital, the nearest major city, for its diplomatic base while closing most embassies in Damascus in protest over what they describe as Assad's brutal assault on the opposition.

Qatar has announced that it will invest $500 million in Lebanese government bonds to support the country's struggling economy. Qatari...

In a new report on the situation in war-torn  Yemen, U.N. experts painted a grim picture of a "deeply fractured"...

A U.S. withdrawal from Syria that has not been thought through would lead to "chaos" and "an Iraq on steroids,"...

Facing this troubling situation, Lebanese citizens have expressed their hope that a new government can take shape soon.

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah is suspected of embezzling millions of dollars from the terrorist organization's coffers, the Saudi website...

The owner of a dilapidated Gaza zoo is blaming stormy weather for the death of four lion cubs. Fathi Jumaa...