As the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the Delta variant peaks in Iran, top health officials have criticized the current lockdown measures and people's lack of adherence to health protocols in the country. Sunday recorded the highest single-day deaths from the virus in its...

  Syrian Trade Minister said the government's decision to cut bread allocations has been reversed amid state of resentment swept the regime-held areas over the past week.   State-run media reported Sunday that Talal al-Barazi has declared the reversal of the decision...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister says his country no longer requires American combat troops to fight the Islamic State group, but a formal time frame for their redeployment will depend on the outcome of talks with U.S. officials this week. Mustafa al-Kadhimi said Iraq will still ask...

Iran has slashed its gas supply to Iraq’s electric power stations feeding the country’s southern and central parts by 19 million cubic meters per day, cutting down 1,000 megawatts of electricity, according to the Iraqi government. "The rates of Iranian gas being supplied to the...