Iraq’s PM Nouri al-Maliki has agreed to step aside, ending political deadlock in Baghdad as the government struggles against insurgents.…
Israel and Gaza officials have reportedly agreed to extend a ceasefire by five days, minutes before the expiry of a…
Iraqi President Fuad Masum has asked the deputy speaker of parliament, Haider al-Abadi, to form a new government. Haider al-Abadi…
The US has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces who have started to make gains against Islamic State (IS)…
A 72-hour ceasefire has come into effect between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza, after a day of intense diplomacy.…
The US military has carried out a third round of airstrikes on Sunni Muslim militants to defend civilians in northern…
Palestinian negotiators at Cairo ceasefire talks said they would leave on Sunday if Israel did not attend without preconditions. Talks…
A small plane crashed at Mehrabad airport, near Tehran, killing more than 40 passengers, Iranian state media report. The aircraft…
President Barack Obama has warned it is "going to take some time" to help Iraqi people overcome the jihadist-led Sunni…
The US army has conducted its second air-drop of food and water to Iraqi people hiding in mountains from jihadist…