Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began Jan. 19 after Hamas supplied a list of the hostages slated for return to Israel.

Nawaf Haskan's wife initially couldn't leave Iraq in 2017 when Trump first assumed office. Eight years later, the Lincoln man's sister and her family face a similar uncertain fate.

Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump ...

Latest news and live updates on the Gaza ceasefire deal as four female hostages are set to be released. The hostages are all ...

This is important for Iran because it recently lost Syria as an ally.The IRNA report in Iranian media that highlighted the ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

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Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped by a suspected Iraqi militia while in Baghdad, with hopes that the Russian-Israeli researcher ...

Sharaa, who led the lighting offensive that toppled the Assad regime, says Syria will not allow any terrorist group that ...

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Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage.