At least 31 people are dead and dozens more injured including VOA Kurdish Service reporter Zana Omar
Forces loyal to 'national unity' government reportedly make gains inside IS-held city of Sirte, while forces loyal to rival government in Tobruk say they have pushed back al-Qaida militants in Benghazi
Iranian intelligence claims Sunni militant plotters arrested
Fighting rages on three fronts as Islamic State militants mount heavy resistance
One bomb targeted a commercial street in eastern Baghdad; Another explosion hit one of the country's largest military bases north of the capital
In first major address since peace talks faltered in April, Syrian leader says battleground city of Aleppo will become a terrorists' tomb
New date set for yet another election attempt following boycott by MPs; former prime minister blames Hezbollah for paralysis
Arab League foreign ministers met Saturday in Cairo to discuss resumption of the long-stalled Arab-Israeli peace process; a French-sponsored peace conference is due to begin in Paris on July 3
Ahmad Jannati is outspoken critic of President Hassan Rouhani, his attempts to end Iran’s global isolation by normalizing ties with West
Earlier reports that wreckage from Airbus A320 had been located near Greek island were incorrect
Defendants are accused of transferring secret information to the Gulf state of Qatar
Iranian court imposed heavy sentences on four journalists arrested late last year, accused of 'paving the way for US infiltration of the country'
Date marked amid pro-government rallies, smaller anti-government demonstrations over return of two small Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia
Police shuttered main office of Brotherhood group in Amman, saying its leadership, affiliated with now-banned Egyptian branch, had not applied for license
Internationally recognized parliament in Tobruk fails to reach quorum to vote on approval of new cabinet
Officials say all passengers and crew 'are safe' after hours of tense negotiations with man identified as Seif el-Din Mustafa; motive appears to have been 'domestic issue'
Al-Sadr threatens increased protests if Iraq's prime minister does not enact government reforms
Fortification in Karbala intended to defend Shi'ite city from nearby Sunni-dominated Anbar province
It's the fourth straight Friday for the protests; Muqtada al-Sadr has given the government 45 days to appoint a new cabinet made up of technocrats
During meeting with visiting British FM, Massoud Barzani says Peshmerga are coordinating with Iraqi forces, US-led coalition in preparation for battle
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