Middle East leaders and their Western allies have been warning that Islamic State could exploit the fall of the Assad regime to stage a comeback in Syria and neighbouring Iraq, where the extremist group once imposed a reign of terror over millions.

Emirates Airlines has canceled several flights to and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iran following Israeli strikes on Iran early Friday, which have sparked fears of wider […]

Jordan and Iraq close airspace after Israel's attack on Iran, suspending all flights to prevent conflict escalation.

Some flight schedules have been affected due to the evolving airspace conditions over the West Asian countries due to Israel's attacks over Iran, Delhi Airport said in a passenger advisory on June 13.

Italy's Eni is closely monitoring the security situation in Iraq, a spokesperson for the energy group said on Thursday after the United States decided to evacuate its embassy in the country.

Fear is growing in the Middle East that Israel will soon launch an attack on Iran. The U.S. has already begun pulling some nonessential personnel out of the region, including at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

A Connecticut senator traveling in the Middle East this week is now stuck in Iraq after Israel launched an attack on Israel Thursday, heightening tensions in the area.

Tensions have escalated between Iraq’s central government in Baghdad and the semiautonomous Kurdish region in the country’s north in a long-running dispute over the the sharing of oil revenues.

In the mountains of eastern Iraq, a hunter stumbled upon a black-tongued predator. Instead of killing the dangerous animal, the hunter captured it to show to scientists — and for good reason. It turned out to be a first-of-its-kind record.

Iraqs militias serve Iran's interests and control parts of Iraq. Thus, during tensions between Iran and the US, they are used to enforce Iran’s policies.