Still, I could not believe how much of this beautiful city had been destroyed since my last visit, only three months ago. Endless rows of shops,...

Iraq’s top Shiite cleric on Friday called on the powerful Shiite militias that helped conquer the Islamic State’s territory to choose between politics and arms,...

Now that the war has turned decisively in Assad’s favor, it has become permissible to portray the Syrian and Russian presidents as symbols of some...

Arms provided by the United States and Saudi Arabia to Syrian opposition groups frequently ended up in the hands of Islamic State, an arms monitoring...

Turkey is launching an initiative at the United Nations to annul a decision by the United States to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, President Tayyip...

A round of Syria peace talks that ended on Thursday was a big missed opportunity but there may be more talks next month if ideas...

A pair of U.S. jets intercepted two Russian fighter aircraft over Syria on Wednesday, the Pentagon said, the kind of highly dangerous yet constant encounter...

It is common for the military to analyze the lessons of its operations, but its examination of the hard-fought Mosul campaign has particular relevance. The...

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the financial technology sector, or fintech, is coming of age with regulators and governments across the region...

“In America, bodybuilding happened in places like Holyoke, Massachusetts and no one knew about it. In Iraq, 15,000 people tried to gain entry to the...

The following is a selection of some of the best AP images from yet another tumultuous year in the Middle East...

A disturbing new form of malware that targets industrial equipment has been discovered in the wild in what may a serious state-sponsored attack....

The United States is suspending food and fuel aid for most of Somalia’s armed forces over corruption concerns, a blow to the military as African...