The bank-to-bank transfer using the SWIFT system was symbolically important, indicating the war-torn country was ...

Israel has justified the attack by claiming that Iran was on a verge of a “breakout” in its nuclear programme. This means it ...

President Trump, who weeks ago rebuked America’s misadventures in the Middle East, appears to be on the cusp of his own ...

Major US and European airlines are suspending flights to Dubai and Doha as tensions rise between Israel and Iran, prompting ...

Syria has completed its first international bank transaction through the SWIFT system since the onset of its 14-year civil ...

Analysts and officials don't see an immediate threat of conflict spreading into Turkey despite the NATO member's tense ties ...

The PKK terrorist group’s Syrian wing, the YPG, forcefully recruited 286 children in Syria last year, a U.N. report said.

China, which depends on Iran for oil and to counter American influence, has a lot to lose from a wider war. But there’s not ...

Israel and Iran have been enemies for decades — but this is their most sustained direct fighting ever. Here’s how a shadow ...

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, crushed internal threats during more than three decades in power ...

Turkey was involved in the Syrian Civil War in various ways. Mostly, by supporting insurgent groups but also by shooting down ...

ANALYSIS: As Europe tries to hammer out a deal in the Middle East, Donald Trump has given himself time to work out what to do - but peace may not be in everyone’s interest, writes world affairs editor ...