Middle East

Monument for Anfal victims delayed in Kurdistan region of Iraq

US envoy meets Netanyahu to discuss Israel ceasefire with Hamas

Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Gaza, a first for US officials in years

Russian diplomats make first Syria visit since Assad's fall

Moscow was one of Assad's key backers, intervening in Syria's civil war in 2015 in his favor

Explosion forces crew to abandon Hong Kong-flagged ship in the Red Sea

The ship was drifting and ablaze some 225 kilometers off the coast of Hodeida, a port city in Yemen held by the country's Houthi rebels

Advocacy group finds sexual assault, overcrowding in Iraqi prisons

Three prisoners allegedly tortured in Diyarbakir

UN chief appeals Israeli law banning UNRWA

Israel’s parliament passed two laws last year that will cripple the aid agency's ability to aid Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem

Jordan engages with Syria’s HTS leaders to tackle terrorism

Hoping for improved neighborly relations, Jordan also wants to contain Syria’s Islamist ideology

Syrians in occupied city worry Israeli forces have come to stay

Israeli troops invaded a Syrian town the day Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell and now control areas bordering the Golan Heights

Disputes deepen over Kirkuk local government

Palestinians return to Gaza as Trump doubles down on their removal

Trump’s envoy heads to region ahead of Israeli prime minister’s White House visit

Livestock owners in Derik ask for help