By Ahmed Rasheed, Maya Gebeily and John Irish BAGHDAD Jan 30 (Reuters) - Transfers of Islamic State detainees from Syria to ...

By Andrea Shalal, Timour Azhari and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON/RIYADH, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Mark Savaya, named by U.S. President ...

The Nigerian army says it has killed a top Boko Haram commander, Abu Khalid, and 10 insurgents in a night raid in ...

The last time Nuri al-Maliki was in power, corruption, mismanagement, extremism, and Iran ruled the roost in Iraq.

A French human rights group is calling for the repatriation of 47 French nationals held in Iraqi prisons after being transferred from Syria, where they were first detained on suspicion of belonging to ...

Ex-prime minister Nouri al-Maliki is often seen as responsible for sectarian tensions and military mismanagement that made ...

The move comes amid growing tensions between Washington and Baghdad over Washington's push to curb Iranian influence in Iraqi ...

US President Donald Trump has warned Iraq over reinstatement of Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister, saying that the country “descended into poverty and total chaos” under his previous leadership.

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Syria plans to permanently close two displacement camps in the northeast that hold civilians, including foreigners, linked to Islamic State militants, a government official said on ...

With more than a decade of experience reporting on the Middle East for ‘The Washington Post’, Loveday Morris speaks ...

Baghdad’s choice of U.S. partners suggests a cautious realignment, but its durability depends on scaling Akkas ...