Iraq, a major Middle East grain importer, said Wednesday it planned to purchase 750,000 tonnes of wheat from abroad in 2020 and said nationwide protests that have extended to a key port were not disrupting shipments so far. Iraq needs between 4.5 million and 5 million tonnes of wheat a year...

Israeli forces have detained fifteen Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli army. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Israeli military said the people were detained for “suspected involvement in popular terror activities",...

Iran is willing to return to the negotiating table if the United States first drops sanctions, President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday, after a fuel price hike sparked deadly violence ahead of elections. European countries have been pushing for talks with Iran to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal...

Chants demanding complete regime change have echoed across Iraq for weeks, but what first brought demonstrators onto the street was the profound poverty of one of the world's most oil-rich countries. And that is what has kept them there, with protesters brushing off the resignation of Prime...