Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi vowed Sunday to prosecute and punish those involved in recent attacks on activists in the country.  "Outlawed groups are trying to terrorize the people of Basra and threaten them... Basra is important to us and we don't accept any failure in...

The US-led coalition against Daesh/ISIS on Sunday withdrew from the Taji military base in Iraq and handed it over to the Iraqi army, according to the coalition. "The movement of coalition military personnel is part of a long-range plan coordinated with the government of Iraq,” the...

Israeli authorities Sunday erased a "Peeping Toms" mural that had long been a fixture at a Tel Aviv beach, responding to public outrage over the suspected gang rape of a 16-year-old girl in the southern resort of Eilat. Painted 18 years ago and often criticized as sexist, the mural was...

 A Jordanian judge Sunday ordered the release of the teachers union's 13 elected council members who were arrested a month ago for alleged graft, a judicial source said. Authorities closed the union and arrested its leaders July 25 after it had led a campaign for higher pay in the...