After months of deadlock, the Iraqi Parliament has approved the government proposed by Prime Minister-designate, Mustafa al-Kadhimi.

Nepotism, bullishness and one catastrophic TV interview with Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr all helped snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

As Syrian government battles opposition in the northwest, clashes erupt in Deraa, a former opposition stronghold to the south.

Ahead of Erdogan-Putin summit, Syrian opposition forces take strategic positions in Idlib backed by Turkish unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones).

Political pressure on the Iraqi prime minister-designate, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, could bring him down before he even forms a government.

An advance by Syrian government forces has left Turkish observation posts surrounded and Ankara in a weaker position in its dealings with Moscow and Damascus.

As anti-government protests continue across Baghdad and the southern provinces, a group of twelve political blocs in the Council of...

Iraq: Police open fire, use tear gas as demonstrators in Baghdad and elsewhere protest against lack of jobs and poor services.

News from home - when it comes - is invariably bleak for southern Syrians pushed north by Assad's assault 12 months ago

A brutal attack by Islamic State (ISIS) last year has ushered in frightening times for the residents of the city of Sweida in southern Syria, an area largely untouched by the war.

A bloc of Iraqi political parties comes together to form a strong opposition against Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi in an apparent bid to remove him from office.

The conflict between the two main Kurdish parties in Iraq could allow for political maneuvering among the smaller parties as Iraqi Kurdistan seeks to form a new government.

Before the May 6 vote, leaders from across the deeply divided political establishment sounded the alarm about the state’s finances and economy. Lebanon is the world’s third-most indebted nation with a debt-to-GDP ratio of more than 150 percent

The Free Syrian Army (FSA) have taken control of the Bab al-Salameh border crossing between the province of Aleppo and Turkey.

Numerous reconciliation and de-escalation agreements have been made by the Syrian regime and the rebels, but how are they formed?

Tensions are high in Syria's oil-rich Deir ez-Zour Province. But who is advancing and to where?