Middle East
U.S. pressures Baghdad over Iran-backed militias
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo\'s surprise visit to Baghdad this month came after U.S. intelligence showed Iran-backed Shi\'ite militias positioning rockets near ...Saudi shuts major oil pipeline after Huthi drone attacks
Drone attacks claimed by Iran-aligned Yemen rebels shut down one of Saudi Arabia\'s major oil pipelines, further ratcheting up Gulf tensions after ...Israel reopens Gaza crossings as calm restored
Israel reopened its crossings with the blockaded Gaza Strip after closing them during a deadly escalation earlier this month, an official said, ...US sends naval strike group as tensions rise with Iran
The United States is deploying an amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery to bolster an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers ...Palestinian killed at Israel-Gaza border protest after truce
Israeli gunfire killed one Palestinian at a weekly demonstration along the Gaza-Israel border fence, Gaza officials said , in the first escalation ...Trump urges Iran to talk over nuclear program, cannot rule out military action
U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran\'s leadership to sit down and talk with him about giving up Tehran\'s nuclear program and said ...Iran inches away from nuclear deal amid US sanctions
Iran\'s president said Wednesday that it will stop exporting excess uranium and heavy water from its nuclear program as stipulated by the ...Palestinians report Gaza truce with Israel as violence ebbs
A deadly surge in violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel petered out overnight and Palestinian officials reported that Egypt had ...U.N. races to process rotting Yemeni grain after reaching Hodeidah store
The United Nations regained access to donated grain stored in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, and began the task of salvaging ...Syrian government intensifies bombardment of rebel-held area
Syrian government bombardment of rebel-held areas in the country\'s northwest has killed and wounded dozens and forced thousands to flee their homes, ...




