Middle East

Saudi Arabia has arrested dozens of princes and former government ministers, including a well-known billionaire with extensive holdings in Western…

Saudi King Salman appointed two new ministers on Saturday to key security and economic posts, removing one of the royal…

Iran put a ballistic missile on display as thousands marched on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the 1979 seizure…

Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri resigned from his post Saturday during a trip to Saudi Arabia in a surprise move…

Israel’s military said on Friday it was ready to protect a frontier village in Syria held by the Syrian government,…

Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate was on the verge of final defeat on Friday, with Syrian government forces capturing its last…

Afghanistan’s telecoms regulator wrote to internet service providers this week ordering them to block the messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram…

Syrian government forces will advance soon to take Raqqa city, which US-backed fighters seized from Islamic State last month, a…

Amnesty International’s Turkey director, freed from four months detention but still facing trial on terrorism charges, said the case against…

Iraqi forces have entered al-Qaim, one of the last remaining territories in the country still held by Islamic State militants,…