Russia has sent the first part of its S-300 air defense missile system to Iran, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency on Monday. Russia says it canceled a contract to deliver S-300s, among the world's most capable air...

A rallying cry to Iraqi Sunnis from former President Saddam Hussein's top surviving aide aims to bolster the old ruling Baath party's appeal with Sunni Muslims fearing new reprisals by Shi'ite militias, experts said. They said the video released on Thursday could also contain a...

 Egypt's assistant state prosecutor said on Saturday Italy had demanded thousands of phone records to investigate the murder of student Giulio Regeni in Cairo, charging that the request was unconstitutional. Mostafa Suleiman told a press conference that Italian investigators had made the...

 Iraq's counter-terrorism forces backed by U.S.-led coalition air strikes reached the centre of the western town of Hit, dislodging ISIS militants and evacuating thousands of civilians, state television said Friday. A local commander said the pro-government forces had routed the militants...