Militants have attacked a high voltage power line serving several Iraqi provinces for the eighth time in two months, the government said Sunday. The electricity ministry said it had to once again repair the 400 kilovolt line between Kirkuk and Diyala after "terrorist attacks of...

Already fragile and is largely dependent on oil revenues, Iraq’s economy has sustained a great damage after the rise of the Daesh terrorist group and simultaneous falling oil prices.  As a result, Iraq’s debts have almost doubled for the past four years.  With its...

Sporadic protests were taking place in cities in Iran for a fourth day, with demonstrators attacking a Shi'ite seminary west of Tehran, according to Iranian news agencies and social media on Saturday, as Iranians brace for a return of U.S. sanctions. Hundreds have rallied in cities...

 The Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday flew a team led by Health Minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga to an eastern region hit by Ebola, the country's second outbreak in less than three months, a local official said. The delegation from Kinshasa "arrived in Beni today," the city's...