The Iraqi judiciary has tried and sentenced more than 500 foreigners since the start of 2018 for joining Daesh (ISIS), the country's Supreme Court announced Wednesday. It said "514 verdicts were issued, for both men and women, while another 202 accused are still being interrogated and 44...

Washington is counting on Middle East allies to help prevent its sanctions on Iran's oil exports from sending oil prices skyrocketing, but analysts warn that this could further destabilise the already precarious balance within OPEC. The US reimposed sanctions on Iran -- including its crude...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Tuesday and met Iraq’s prime minister and other top officials to discuss the safety of Americans in Iraq and explain U.S. security concerns amid rising Iranian activity. The visit came two days after U.S. national...

Israel will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weaponry, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday, reiterating a long-held Israeli position after Tehran announced it was scaling back some of its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal. "This morning, on my way here, I heard that Iran...