Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets of Ramallah Thursday to protest on the 100th anniversary of Britain's Balfour Declaration, which helped lead to Israel's creation and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas used the occasion to denounce the...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq’s Kurdistan region said on Thursday it has offered a joint Kurdish-Iraqi deployment at a strategic crossing into Turkey, with the participation of the U.S.-led coalition that was helping fight Islamic State. The offer was disclosed hours after Iraqi armed...

(Reuters) - Iraqi forces threatened on Wednesday to resume operations to capture northern Kurdish-held territory after accusing authorities there of delaying handing over control of Iraq’s borders with Turkey, Iran and Syria. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Friday declared a pause...

An Egyptian lawyer last week called for the rape and sexual assault of women in revealing clothes, adding that it was a "national duty" to do so. Nabih al-Wahsh's comments came during  a panel discussion  over a draft law on tackling prostitution that was broadcast on ...