Middle East

Masrour Barzani, the caretaker Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, June 10, 2026. Photo: Barzani's Press Office. ERBIL,— Explosive...

U.S. President Donald Trump, July 27, 2026. Photo: The White House. WASHINGTON,— U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he would...

Iraj, legendary Iranian singer, 2016. Photo: Creative Commons/wikipedia. TEHRAN,— Legendary Iranian singer Hossein Khajeh Amiri, widely known by his stage name...

Bashar al-Assad (right) with his brother Maher (left) in Syria, June 2000. Photo: Reuters Reaction Splits Between Celebration and Doubt...

Adviser to Iran's supreme leader Mohsen Rezaei attends a farewell ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a...

A Fly Baghdad Boeing 737-700 at Istanbul Airport, Turkey in 2023. Photo: Creative Commons/wikimedia. WASHINGTON,— The U.S. Treasury announced Wednesday that...

Nechirvan Barzani, left, shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (Golani) at the Presidential Palace in Damascus, Syria, August 3,...

Iraqi Oil Minister Basim Mohammed Khudair (standing, left) and Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar attend the oil agreement signing ceremony...

Firefighters work to put out a blaze on a gas tanker in Egypt's Damietta port after it was reportedly hit...