Iraqi pro-government forces have recaptured the ancient city of Hatra city from ISIS, they said Wednesday. "Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) forces liberated the ancient city of Hatra... after fierce clashes with the enemy," said the Shiite-dominated paramilitary group....

 Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir discussed Syria's future with his Russian counterpart in Moscow Wednesday after which he said Riyadh still believed there was no political future for President Bashar Assad. Al-Jubeir, after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, also...

( The Guardian )- The UN has been promised half the amount requested for its humanitarian appeal for Yemen, secretary general António Guterres has said, as activists on the ground said relief was being prevented from reaching its recipients. Donors at a fundraising conference in Geneva...

President Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters on Tuesday that Turkey would reconsider its position on joining the European Union if it was kept waiting much longer and if the current hostile mentality of some member states persists. Erdogan said a decision on Tuesday by the Parliamentary Assembly of...