Iraq likely to become battleground for US-Iran quagmire in the aftermath of Soleimani killing: Analysts

Tensions between the United States and Iran escalated on Friday after a US air strike in Baghdad killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's...

Hashed deputy al-Muhandis: Iran’s man in Baghdad

Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, killed early Friday in a US strike on Baghdad, was seen as Tehran's man in Iraq and a...

Iraqis ‘dancing in the street’ after Soleimani death: Pompeo

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo posted a video on Twitter Thursday he said showed Iraqis "dancing in the street" after the United States killed...

Iran infuriated over U.S. assassination of Gen. Soleimani, Commander of Iran’s ‘Quds Force’; Khamenei gives warning of ‘severe revenge’

Iran said its arch-enemy the United States bore responsibility for the consequences after killing one of its top commanders, Qasem Soleimani, in an air...

Trump gives a blunt warning to Erdogan after Turkish Parliament approves sending forces to Libya

Turkey's parliament has approved the deployment of troops to Libya aimed at shoring up the UN-backed government in Tripoli, sparking a blunt warning from...

Oil prices surge in fear of Middle East conflict following Soleimani’s death

Oil prices soared more than four percent Friday and equities reversed early gains following news that the US had killed a top Iranian general,...

Death of General Qasem’s Soleimani: Iran mourns as US & allies rejoice

Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed Friday in a US strike, was one of the most popular figures in Iran and seen...

Syrian plight! Celebrating New Year in foreign captivity

Children play in a prison courtyard, while adults divide a cell inside between several families. Fleeing violence in northwest Syria, they found nowhere else...

Erdogan, Istanbul rival lock horns over ‘crazy canal’

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's dream project of building a canal in Istanbul to rival those at Suez and Panama has turned into a political...

Saudi Arabia hosts sports events in order to improve its tarnished image

Saudi Arabia's hosting of the Dakar Rally this month is just the latest international sporting event to take place in the kingdom as part...

United States vs Iran on Iraqi soil

Pro-Iran protesters dug in outside the US embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, throwing rocks and burning US flags a day after making a dramatic...

Israel without Benjamin Netanyahu?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday asked parliament for immunity, weeks after the embattled premier was indicted on a range of corruption charges....