Middle East

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will make a pilgrimage to Iraq in March, pandemic conditions permitting, the Vatican said…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Monday it was glad the United States “got the message” and modified its behavior…

(Reuters) – Iran has instructed its oil ministry to prepare installations for production and sale of crude oil at full…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign ministers will evaluate grounds for sanctions against Turkey over a Mediterranean gas dispute on Monday…

All of the female candidates in Kuwait’s parliamentary election lost their races. The unofficial opposition took nearly half of the…

JERUSALEM (AP) — In the coming years, Israelis will be able to commute into Jerusalem and Tel Aviv from settlements…

Qatar is now planning for a “complete normal” World Cup in 2022 after the rapid progress in producing vaccines for…

DUBAI/ROME (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Friday a resolution to a bitter dispute with Qatar seemed “within…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira briefly slipped on Friday after US lawmakers included mandatory Turkish sanctions in a defense spending…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Hezbollah said Friday it is suing a former Christian lawmaker and a website affiliated with a…