Iran’s foreign ministry denied on Wednesday U.S. accusations that the Islamic Republic is playing a destabilizing role in the region, state media reported. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had said on Tuesday that Iran is carrying out “destabilizing actions” by supporting...

Jordan’s King Abdullah told U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday that any move by the United States to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel would have “dangerous repercussions” for regional stability, a Jordanian palace statement said. Trump said he intended to go ahead with...

Egyptian authorities have arrested former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, who was convicted on corruption charges earlier this year, local security sources said Tuesday. “The ministry discovered where al-Adly was hiding and moved to arrest him with a view to implementing court...

The U.S. is only sending military equipment -- and not ground forces -- to Iraq's northern Kirkuk province, Douglas Silliman, Washington’s ambassador to Baghdad, said Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference convened in Baghdad, the diplomat said they had had ground forces in Kirkuk for...