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

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

Maliki's bid for Iraqi PM role as Secretary of State Marco Rubio expresses concerns about pro-Tehran government seizing ...

By Maya Gebeily and Jana Choukeir BEIRUT, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Syrian government and Kurdish forces declared a ceasefire ...

In a dramatic week for Syria, AP journalists across the region delivered comprehensive, on-the-ground coverage of a rapidly ...

A yearslong effort to convince Washington of religious persecution is shifting foreign policy toward the West African nation, ...

Baghdad says it will prosecute and try militants from the Islamic State group who are being transferred from prisons and ...

A fragile truce reached this week between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led fighters was seen as a blow by many Kurds in ...

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

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 ...