The appointment of Laith al-Khazali as Iraq’s deputy prime minister came after the Iraqi government appealed to the Trump administration to drop its opposition to the move over his ties to an ...

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The Houthis have maintained a representative office in Baghdad for several years and expanded their presence through regional offices and joint coordination sites with armed factions aligned with ...

At a five-star hotel in China, ordering a bottle of Italian red wine turned into a 30-minute diplomatic crisis.

Donald Trump endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection on Sunday. But the message may have been aimed as much at Tehran as at Israeli voters.

Stumbling blocks facing other candidates could open the door for Lana Nusseibeh to succeed António Guterres as UN secretary general.

Attacks on Yemen’s temporary capital are opening a new front in the government’s war against the Iranian-backed Houthis.

The rebels are pushing to seize the southwestern Yemeni city that is a gateway to Aden, the government's temporary capital, and to the country’s Red Sea coast.

Operation Economic Outcast hits tankers flying 12 flags as a US naval blockade squeezes Iran’s oil exports and talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz go on ...

While the prime minister’s challengers stress that the Israeli people will decide, they don’t want to risk any future ties to Washington by criticizing the U.S. president’s endorsement.

Strike on two tankers inside the Gulf in three days widen the threat beyond the strait, even as Gulf producers keep exports near pre-war levels.

Through lobbying firms and direct contact with the White House and Congress, Saudi Arabia is working to broaden U.S. support for confronting the Iran-backed Yemeni group.