Iran's release from sanctions testifies to its new relationship with the United States as it moves from pariah state to regional power, a status that could come at the cost of Saudi Arabia, Washington's chief Arab ally. Enemies and allies alike must adjust to Iran becoming an...

The United States imposed sanctions on 11 companies and individuals for supplying Iran's ballistic missile program in a move delayed by over two weeks so as not to endanger this weekend's release of U.S. prisoners, sources familiar with the matter said. The U.S. Treasury...

Islamic State militants kidnapped at least 400 civilians when they attacked government-held areas in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor on Saturday, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday families of pro-government fighters were among...

Queen Rania of Jordan has hit out with total class at Charlie Hebdo’s Alan Kurdi cartoon . The drawing showed Alan, the drowned Syrian refugee whose death shook Europe out of inertia, as an adult chasing a woman. It was paired with a caption saying the two-year-old would have grown up...