BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's parliament officially named Haider al-Abadi the country's new prime minister late Monday and approved most of his proposed Cabinet amid calls by the Arab League for its members to combat the Sunni militant group violently advancing across Iraq and Syria....

LONDON — The United States is said to have been discussing a no-fly zone over Syria in an effort to stop Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Diplomatic sources said President Barack Obama has been promoting a plan for a Western-backed coalition to impose a no-fly zone over...

(AFP)- Syrian regime forces on Monday launched an offensive to retake a strategic rebel-held area near Damascus and also pressed a campaign against jihadists elsewhere in the country, a monitor said. Two days ago rebels, including from Al-Qaeda's Syria franchise, Al-Nusra Front,...

Oil prices on Monday dipped below the US$100-a-barrel mark, threatening to pinch oil-dependent states' budgets and getting closer to the level where Arabian Gulf swing producers feel pressured to curb supply. The European benchmark Brent fell below the psychological barrier for the...