A political solution through U.N.-brokered negotiations is needed to resolve the conflict in Yemen, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday as he made his first trip in the role to Saudi Arabia. At the same time, officials have said the United States is considering deepening its role...

The fighting in the ISIS-held Old City of Mosul, where hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians are trapped, could turn into the worst humanitarian "catastrophe" in the war against the militants, the United Nations warned Tuesday. "If there is a siege and hundreds of thousands of people...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian opposition activists say an airstrike has killed at least 20 people in an eastern town that borders Iraq. The activists say the airstrike late Monday in Albukamal was most likely carried out by the U.S.-led coalition that has been targeting ISIS in Syria and...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday angrily rejected criticism by international monitors of a referendum granting him extra powers that was disputed by the opposition and exposed bitter divisions in the country. The referendum was seen as crucial not just for shaping Turkey's...