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The Middle East war has flared again for the first time in a month, with American strikes on Iran prompting retaliation from Tehran on Monday. H…
The United Arab Emirates and China are preparing for their fourth joint air force exercise in as many years, extending a military relationship t…
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Iran is preparing a list of conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz after mediators asked Tehran to set them out, said…
Iran has recently signaled a desire to re-engage with the US but is hampered by internal divisions, said one expert.
By Eman Abouhassira, Yasmine Ghania and Ahmed TolbaDUBAI/CAIRO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Iran condemned the United States' new economic sanctions on F…
Mazloum Abdi, who has been appointed as adviser to Syria's presidency, is shifting into politics after years as a Kurdish military leader headin…
The most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the United States is spending more than any other outside group on the 2026 midterms -- even as its once-c…
By Phil StewartWASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A Pentagon review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe will create at least four sets of options fo…
The visit by Sheikh Mohammed al-Thani to Tehran follows Pakistan and Oman sending senior officials to the Islamic Republic.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, whose dissolution was announced by their leader Mazloum Abdi on Tuesday, were the Washington-backed de…
ISTANBUL, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Turkey's ruling AK Party welcomes the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces as an important step…
By Mai Shams El-Din and Menna AlaaElDinCAIRO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - As Egypt’s new academic year approaches, Amal Abdel Hameed is hopeful her daugh…
Israel is rethinking its hard-line Syria policy and seeking to repair ties with US envoy and Donald Trump's confidant Tom Barrack amid a push fo…
The United States on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, rescinding a decades-old designation that came with seve…
Mohammad Reza Sheibani’s visa was set to expire early Tuesday morning and he was first ordered to leave in March.
China is seeking to strengthen ties with Egypt and Gulf states, including via joint air drills.
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Pakistan and Iran made "significant progress" in talks that focused on the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and a path to…
By John Geddie, Yukiko Toyoda, Ben Blanchard and Aftab AhmedTOKYO/TAIPEI/NEW DELHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's olive branch to North Kore…