U.S.-backed Iraqi forces fought ISIS fighters on Monday to clear the way to Mosul's airport, on the second day of a ground offensive on the extremists' remaining stronghold in the western side of the city. Federal police and elite interior ministry units known as Rapid Response are leading...

Saudi Arabia and Israel both called on Sunday for a new push against Iran, signalling a growing alignment in their interests, while U.S. lawmakers promised to seek new sanctions on the Shiite Muslim power. Turkey also joined the de facto united front against Tehran as Saudi and Israeli...

 Israel and the US will set up a joint team to discuss Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, days after talks with President Donald Trump. During their talks on Wednesday in Washington, Netanyahu and Trump had "agreed to create...

 Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Sunday rejected Iranian calls for dialogue saying Tehran was the main sponsor of terrorism in the world, a destabilizing force in the Middle East and wanted to "destroy us." "Iran remains the single main sponsor of terrorism in the world," Adel...