The U.S. military says it has killed three al-Shabab extremists with an airstrike in central Somalia as it continues to attack a new base of operations for the al-Qaeda-linked fighters. The U.S. Africa Command statement says Tuesday's airstrike was carried out "in the vicinity of Quy...

Saudi Arabia will give Tunisia a $500 million loan at a favourable interest rate, a source told Reuters Wednesday, a day after a visit from the Saudi crown prince that drew Tunisian protests. Hundreds of Tunisians staged the first demonstrations in the Arab world against Saudi...

While the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi goes against American values, Saudi Arabia is a force of stability in the Middle East, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. In an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal, Pompeo defended the U.S.-Saudi relationship by stressing...

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake that rattled Iran on Sunday has led to power outages in some parts of next-door Iraq, the Iraqi Electricity Ministry has reported. According to a Wednesday statement released by the ministry, local electricity production was affected after Sunday’s quake ruptured...