Iraqi-Canadian activist and journalist Yanar Mohammed fought for decades to save Iraqi women and girls from violence. After leaving her architectural practice in Canada in 2003 to co-found the ...

As the US and Israel continue their air strikes, Iran has retaliated by hitting neighboring states. Domestic politics are in disarray around the region.

Israel announced a new wave of "broad-scale" strikes on Tehran on Saturday as US President Donald Trump said only Iran's unconditional surrender would bring an end to the escalating Middle ...

Meanwhile, the UAE says it has issued an emergency alert, warning residents to seek shelter. Earlier, the country said it had ...

Iraq’s hopes of World Cup qualification are being impacted by the Iran war because players cannot get visas for the playoff tournament in Mexico and the team’s coach is stranded ...

Iraq is the only country in the Middle East to be targeted by both sides in the current conflict. There, the war could impact ...

The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes has sparked anger across Shiite communities worldwide and is raising fears of wider unrest. Protests have spread fast ...

Israel launched strikes on Iran while Tehran responded by firing drones and missiles at Jerusalem and U.S. military ...

Pro-Iranian protesters angered by the death of Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei tried to storm the US consulate in Pakistan's ...

BAGHDAD — Of his countless stories of his life as a hairdresser in Iraq, the one Qaiss al-Sharaa most enjoys retelling is about the day April 9, 2003, when he watched Iraqis and American Marines pull ...

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Baghdad Traders Protest New Customs Tariffs as Iraq Wrestles With Shrinking Oil Revenues BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of traders and customs clearance company owners protested in central Baghdad on Sunday, ...