Jordan's Prime Minister-designate Omar Razzaz said Thursday he would withdraw a controversial tax bill soon after he has been sworn in by King Abdullah. Razzaz told reporters after a meeting in parliament there was a consensus to withdraw the tax bill, which had sparked rare protests...

Iraqi preacher Moqtada al-Sadr called on his followers on Thursday to remain calm after an explosion killed 18 people in his main stronghold in Baghdad just hours after parliament called for a recount of votes in an election his bloc won. Sadr, a nationalist who tapped growing...

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she was hoping to discuss Iran’s nuclear program with U.S. President Donald Trump at an upcoming G7 summit in Canada on June 8-9. Responding to questions by lawmakers at a special session of the parliament, Merkel said issues that divide...

Turkish military is advancing to Iraq’s Mt. Qandil as part of an operation launched against PKK terrorists in March, the ruling party’s spokesman said on Wednesday. “Our army is now advancing to Qandil,” Mahir Unal, Justice and Development (AK) Party’s spokesman, said in...