A Saudi official has visited northern Syria with a U.S. envoy to discuss reconstruction of Raqqa, which Kurdish and Arab militias backed by a U.S.-led coalition, captured from Islamic State on Tuesday, an adviser to the militias said. Saudi Gulf Affairs Minister Thamer al-Sabhan visited...

About 100,000 Kurds have fled Kirkuk, fearing unrest, since Monday's takeover of the region by Iraqi forces, officials from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said Thursday. About 18,000 families have taken shelter in the cities of Irbil and Sulaimaniya, the...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey may shut its border with northern Iraq "at any moment" after closing its air space to the region, Hurriyet newspaper reported Thursday, reviving a threat first made after Kurds there voted for independence. "We have completely closed our air...

(Reuters) - Credit card issuer American Express Co (AXP.N) reported about 19 percent jump in quarterly profit as higher billings and loan growth helped offset a jump in costs. Net income attributable to common shareholders rose to $1.36 billion, or $1.50 per share, in the third quarter...