Along Iraq's borders, a corrupt customs-evasion cartel is diverting billions of dollars away from state coffers to line the pockets of armed groups, political parties and crooked officials. The prime beneficiaries are Iran-linked Shiite paramilitaries that intimidate federal officials...

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Ethiopia's prime minister said Friday that Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces from the Tigray region, where witnesses have described them looting, killing and raping civilians. The statement by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office comes after intense...

At least seven civilians were killed after more than six rockets launched by Syrian regime forces hit a hospital in Syria’s Aleppo on Sunday, a war monitor said. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the hospital is located in the town of Atarib, reports dpa news...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia's warplanes carried out three airstrikes on Jabal Al-Zawiya region in northern Idlib province , a local reporter said Saturday. The raids targeted the village of Bikfala, north of the town of Jisr al-Shughour in the western countryside, leaving huge material...