The United States on Monday slammed Russia and China for their failure to condemn an attack last week on its Baghdad embassy by pro-Iranian demonstrators. While congratulating the 27 of the 193 member nations that did issue statements condemning the December 31 attempt to storm the...

Libyan forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday they had entered Sirte and had taken control of large parts of the coastal city.  Capturing Sirte would be an important strategic gain for Haftar, who since April has been waging a military offensive on the...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wept while leading mourners in prayer for the funeral Monday of slain military commander Qassem Soleimani, whose death in a U.S. drone strike has caused a huge outpouring of national grief. Iranians poured on to the streets of the capital Tehran...

Turkey will send military experts and technical teams to support Libya's internationally recognised government, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish military units were moving to Tripoli. Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj's...