Middle East

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and…

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s president on Monday proposed giving women equal inheritance rights despite protests from thousands of people objecting…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday the Trump administration is monitoring the financial situation…

JERUSALEM (AP) — A new poll says support for a two-state solution among Israeli Jews and Palestinians is at a…

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian search-and-rescue group says the death toll from an explosion that destroyed two apartment buildings in…

Afghanistan is sending fresh reinforcements to the embattled provincial capital of Ghazni, officials said Monday, where residents described Taliban fighters…

ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei banned holding any direct talks with the United States, state TV…

LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Monday as trade tensions and troubled emerging markets dented the outlook for fuel…

Turkey’s lira hit record lows against the US dollar as the president spoke out again against raising interest rates. But…

Tens of thousands of Israeli Arabs and Jews have staged a second large rally in Tel Aviv to denounce the…