Iraq’s population has risen to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday. The census, conducted on Nov. 20, was Iraq’s first nationwide survey in more than three decades, marking a crucial...

The United States, Britain, France and Germany on Saturday expressed “serious concern” over Iran’s plans to launch a series of new centrifuges for its nuclear program, urging Tehran to reengage with the UN nuclear watchdog. Iran’s announcement came after the four Western powers...

5 civilians, including 4 children were injured on Saturday after regime forces artillery shelling targeted Ariha town, south of #Idlib, the rescue White Helmets agency reported.

Israel killed 16 people and injured 27 others on Saturday in a series of airstrikes on several towns in the Baalbek region of eastern Lebanon, state media and the Health Ministry said. At least eight people, including four children, were killed, and nine others were injured when Israeli...