A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces on the Gaza border Tuesday, the health ministry in the strip said, as tensions remained days after 17 people were killed when a mass demonstration led to clashes. The ministry identified the dead man as 25-year-old Ahmad Arafa, saying he was...

 Russia's President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which Turkey is about to start building with Russia, is set to be launched in 2023. Speaking on a visit to Turkey, Putin also said that he was grateful for Turkey's decision to give the Akkuyu...

A total of 374 would-be candidates will be excluded from Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary polls due to previous associations with the now-defunct Baath Party, according to Iraq’s Justice and Accountability Commission. In a Monday statement, the commission said it had finished vetting...

Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are cooperating closely to secure their shared borders after the Daesh terrorist group’s three-year rampage across the region, Iraqi Interior Minister Qassim al-Araji has said. “The post-Daesh era requires us to firmly secure our borders,” al-Araji...