Iraqi politicians may finally be saying enough is enough. The country has suffered too many crises in the past year and it’s time to put the breaks on and aim for a new chapter...

Some 71 million people have faced poverty due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, according to the UN Development Program (UNDP)...

Iraqi Transport Minister Nasser Al-Shibli inaugurated the first-ever international airport in the northern city of Kirkuk on Sunday...

Newly-appointed British finance minister Jeremy Hunt admitted Saturday that Prime Minister Liz Truss made some "mistakes" in her recent budget calling for unfunded tax cuts amid rising inflation...

Palestinian factions signed a reconciliation deal in Algiers on Thursday, vowing to hold elections by next October in their latest attempt to end a rift that has now lasted more than 15 years...

King Abdullah, in a phone call on Friday, congratulated newly elected Iraq President Abdul Latif Rashid, wishing him success, and the Iraqi people continued progress and prosperity...

Clashes were reported between the Tunisian police and protesters who denounced the country's economic crisis and power grab by President Kais Saied...

Strikes at French oil refineries continued on Friday despite an agreement between one of the labour unions and TotalEnergies...

The Biden administration has authorized another $725 million in security aid for Ukraine to help the nation recover from recent missile attacks by Russia on civilian targets...

Riots and clashes erupted at Evin prison in the Iranian capital, Tehran on Saturday night...

Türkiye received messages of condolence from around the world on Saturday over a coal mine blast in the northern Bartin province that killed at least 41 people...

Qatar is interested in joining French firm TotalEnergies and Italy’s Eni in exploring for oil in two areas in Lebanese waters, the Lebanese energy minister said on Friday...

Twenty-eight workers were killed Friday in a blast at a coal mine in northern Türkiye, according to the Turkish health minister...

One person is likely to die of hunger every 36 seconds between now and the end of the year in drought-ravaged East Africa as the worst-hit areas hurtle toward famine, an international humanitarian agency warned on Friday...

The Iraqi parliament on Thursday elected Abdul Latif Rashid as the country's new president after securing more votes than incumbent Barham Salih...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday proposed to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to build a natural gas hub in Türkiye...

In an effort to alleviate congestion at the U.S. southern border, the Biden administration has announced plans to permit entry to tens of thousands of eligible asylum seekers fleeing the economic and humanitarian crisis of Venezuela...

Rocket fire targeting Baghdad's Green Zone wounded 10 people Thursday, as Iraqi lawmakers gathered for their fourth attempt to elect a president and break political gridlock that has sparked protests and deadly violence...

ALBAWABA - Lebanon has recorded its first death from cholera as the country's Health Ministry battles the disease that seems to be tipping from the country's borders with Syria...

ALBAWABA - Trending. The Lebanese MPs cancelled its present parliamentary session to elect a new president because their were not enough law-makers...