Turnout for a controversial independence referendum in northern Iraq was 72 percent, a spokesperson for the Kurdish Regional Government’s (KRG) Election Commission said late Monday. The final results are...

The ambassadors to Washington from Britain, France, Germany and the European Union all strongly backed the international nuclear agreement with Iran on Monday, as long as Tehran continues to...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday he was concerned about the “potentially destabilizing effects” of a referendum held by the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in defiance of the international...

Algerian sources revealed that ten heads of state were scheduled to visit Algeria this year and have meetings with the President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, yet these visits have been perpetually cancelled....

“Yemeni families have been forced to live in caves, because of the escalating war in the country,” UN OCHA has warned. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of...

The nature of the rhetoric in Donald Trump’s first speech at the United Nations General Assembly was largely predictable. Even his bizarre threat to “totally destroy North Korea” was...

Yemen’s Houthi forces have detained a US citizen in the capital Sana’a for reasons that were not immediately clear, two colleagues of the man said today. Nadia Burch told...

Some five million people were expected to vote to decide if Kurds in Iraq should seek independence

Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar Al-Luaibi yesterday denied his country’s failure to respect its commitment to the reduced oil production quota set by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)....

An international legal NGO has raised concerns over delays in the case against Rifaat Al-Assad, the uncle of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, who is facing criminal proceedings in Switzerland...

A gathering in Gaza City was held to thank Egypt for its efforts to achieve Palestinian reconciliation and end divisions

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir has avoided condemning the Israeli occupation or holding Israel responsible for the continuation of the conflict with the Palestinians during his speech before the...

Iraq’s central government asserted its authority by ordering all Kurdish regions to hand over control of border crossings and airports to the federal government yesterday night, before polling stations...

Israel must be prepared to stop Iran’s nuclear programme on its own if the international community fails to succeed, senior Israeli politician Naftali Bennett told the Jerusalem Post yesterday....

Head of the Islamic Movement Sheikh Raed Salah says he has been chained while being held in an Israeli prison, according to the Palestinian Information Centre. Speaking after a...

US-led coalition forces killed 84 civilians including 30 children in Syria in March because it failed to take adequate precautions in minimising civilian casualties, said Human Rights Watch (HRW)...