Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against against new alcohol restrictions that limit sales largely to Christian areas in Damascus,...

The Iranian Embassy reopened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 6, 2023. Photo: Screengrab Reuters video/via iKurd.net RIYADH,—Saudi Arabia ordered Iran's...

An oil field in Iraq. Photo: Screengrab/Reuters video/iKurd.net BAGHDAD,— Iraq has declared force majeure on all oilfields run by foreign...

American actor Chuck Norris,1986. Photo: Creative Commons/wikimedia NEW YORK,— Chuck Norris, the former martial arts champion and 1980s action film star...

French Islamic State ISIS jihadist Sabri Essid, 2010s. He was sentenced in absentia on March 20, 2026 to life imprisonment...

Photo: Creative Commons/wikimedia LONDON,— Global air travel continues to face major disruption after the war in Iran forced the shutdown...

Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdel Ghani (center) in the Iraqi Parliament, March 17, 2026. Photo: ina.iq Iraq resumes crude exports...

Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, 2025. Photo: Iran Presidency TEL AVIV,— Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Iranian...

Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, August 13, 2025. Photo: AP TEL AVIV,— Israel’s military targeted Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani,...

Iraqi oil minister Hayan Abdel Ghani, March 15, 2025. Photo: Iraqi Oil Ministry/via iKurd.net BAGHDAD,— Iraq plans to resume oil...