Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday expressed hope in a telephone call with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the protests which have rocked his country would end in a few days, a Turkish presidential source said. Erdogan told Rouhani that "peace and stability" in...

Palestinians condemned as blackmail on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to withhold future aid payments over what he called the Palestinians' unwillingness to talk peace with Israel. Trump drew praise from a cabinet minister in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's...

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said Tuesday 69 Iraqi civilians were killed and 142 injured in December 2017 due to terrorism, violence and armed conflict in the country.  "Baghdad was the worst affected governorate with 122 civilian casualties -- 24 killed...

At least 23 people have been killed -- and more than 500 reportedly detained -- since anti-government protests erupted across Iran late last week. According to local media outlets and state officials, four people were killed in Iran’s Lorestan province; two in Khuzestan province;...