The Gulf’s rulers want to do better than that. Beset with the rising urgency to diversify their economies away from fossil ...

Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little remembered in the west today, the Abbasids reigned for five centuries. They ...

Iraq’s Zaha Hadid Central Bank Tower and Grand Al-Faw Port rank among the top 25 global mega projects for 2025, showcasing ...

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Syrians who remained loyal to him through years of civil war fume that he left without a word. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Baghdad (AFP) – The smell of dampness rises through the dust at a private club in central Baghdad, one of many shut in a crackdown on alcohol sales in Iraq. "We appealed to all authorities in ...

Mohammad Reza Nouri, 36, helped plan an attack on Troell, 45, who was working at an English language institute in central Baghdad, according to a complaint unsealed in US Federal Court in Manhattan.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Israeli airstrikes slammed into two schools sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Thursday, a Health Ministry official said, killing at least 17 people including five children in one ...

Israel’s defense minister said Thursday the country would “not allow the continuation” of shooting from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, hours after Israel launched heavy airstrikes on rebel sites.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Damascus airport reopened Wednesday for the first time since the fall of the government of Bashar Assad and ...

Iraq has condemned Israel's use of its airspace to attack neighbouring Iran in a protest letter sent to United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council, Baghdad said Monday.