Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones at Israel to lay down their weapons or join official security forces, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.

The Gulf War began a new world order in the Middle East and the world. The Soviet Union collapsed, and the US became the sole superpower. Saddam challenged this new order by invad

A senior Israeli official says the government is working with allies in a renewed push to win the freedom of an Israeli-Russian researcher who is believed to have been kidnapped in Iraq nearly two years ago.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Israel of 'aggressive actions' in Syria, warning they could lead to 'unfavorable outcomes for everyone.' The Israeli foreign ministry reacted by calling Turkey 'the aggressive imperialist actor' in the region.

The deal, mediated by the United States, offered a glimmer of hope in a conflict that has taken an immense human toll.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday he would sign a bilateral security deal with Britain as well as a strategic partnership accord as he headed to London for an official visit against a backdrop of historic shifts in the Middle East.

Israel and Iraq do not have diplomatic relations. He said he hopes other countries will help. “We are counting on our allies,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he ...

The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party suspended its activities in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime and the escape of Bashar al-Assad, thus turning a page in the history of one of the most problematic parties in the region.

An exit interview with America’s top aid official after confronting a turbulent series of humanitarian crises.

"Death, death to Saddam!" chanted Imam Husham Al-Husainy through a megaphone at a pro-war rally broadcast by C-SPAN in Washington D.C. in October 2002, countering a nearby anti-war rally as the crowd echoed his remarks. "Saddam must go."

Syria's new defence minister said on Sunday it would not be right for U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters based in the country's northeast to retain their own bloc within the broader integrated Syrian armed forces.