BEIRUT (Reuters) - With moderate rebels facing defeat by al Qaeda in Syria's north, groups holding a corner of the south are seeking a higher profile and more help, as the last Western-backed forces holding out against both President Bashar al-Assad and the jihadists....

(Reuters) - Despite nearly a year of negotiations, Iran and six major powers are unlikely to meet a Nov. 24 deadline to reach a final deal to lift international sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program, officials say. Western and Iranian officials...

(Reuters) - About 13.6 million people, equivalent to the population of London, have been displaced by conflicts in Syria and Iraq , and many are without food or shelter as winter starts, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday. Amin Awad, UNHCR's director for the Middle...

By Abdullah Al Ghadawi; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- After 3 months of his designation as Iraq’s Prime Minister shows no changes or difference from Nouri al-Maliki, the ex-Prime Minister, especially in his relationship with Iran....