Middle East

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday called on the Taliban to take part in peace talks to “save the country,”…

The Syrian government’s battle to recapture the rebel-held eastern suburbs of Damascus is likely to be a long and bloody…

Iran’s justice minister, a sanctioned human rights violator, unapologetically took the podium at the UN’s top human rights body Tuesday…

Former Syrian Kurdish PYD leader Saleh Muslim said on Tuesday he had been aware of a Turkish warrant for his…

A humanitarian “pause” announced by Russia in Syria’s deadly bombardment of Eastern Ghouta struggled to take hold Tuesday, with fresh…

 The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said air strikes hit two towns in the eastern Ghouta enclave on Tuesday despite…

Britain would consider joining US military strikes against the Syrian government if there is evidence chemical weapons are being used against…

Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have put pressure on Iran for failing to prevent its missiles…

As Pakistan navigates its troubled relationship with the United States and scrambles to avoid being blacklisted for doing too little,…

Saudi Arabia replaced its military chief of staff and other defense officials early on Tuesday morning in a shake-up apparently…