(Reuters) - Oil prices held steady on Thursday as renewed fighting in Yemen countered worries over rising U.S. crude inventories due to still-robust shale production. Saudi-led coalition warplanes continued bombing Yemen on Wednesday despite an announcement by Riyadh a day earlier that...

Russia is arming Iraq and Syria to help them fight Islamic State, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, calling the radical militant group the main threat to his own country's security. "Islamic State is our main enemy at the moment. If only because hundreds of Russian...

(Reuters) - Iraqi security forces fought to rout Islamic State militants from the western city of Ramadi on Wednesday, slowly regaining some ground from the militant group, security and local officials said. The insurgents began encroaching on Ramadi two weeks ago and local officials...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially announced the end of its "Decisive Storm" operation in Yemen and the beginning of a new operation, given the optimistic name "Renewal of Hope". The decision comes after weeks of air strikes targeting key military bases, military supply capabilities,...