The Turkish currency slid further Monday to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan challenged the United States to slap sanctions over his government’s decision to test its Russian-made air defense system. The lira dropped another 1.3% to 8.06 against...

Dozens of Iraqi protesters again clashed with security forces in Baghdad Monday, a day after a rally marked the first anniversary of the start of nationwide mass anti-government demonstrations. Police fired stun grenades and tear gas at protesters who were burning tyres and hurling rocks on...

Air strikes by Syrian regime ally Russia killed 56 fighters from a Turkey-backed rebel group in northwest Syria on Monday, a Britain-based war monitor said. Russian warplanes also wounded 100 people when they targeted a training camp of the Faylaq al-Sham faction in the Jabal Duwayli area...

After years of focusing on U.S. shale, Chevron Corp is staking its natural gas future on the Middle East, a volatile and divided region where energy majors have long tread warily. CEO Michael Wirth's pivot away from home is underpinned by a bet that the Middle East is entering an era of...