Middle East
Iraq political crisis deepens: Sadr supporters demand dissolution...
Iraq's judiciary suspended work on August 23 after supporters of powerful Shiite...
Afghan farmers fear Taliban ban on opium production will...
Since coming to power in Afghanistan one year ago, the Taliban has announced a ban...
Deadly violence erupts in Iraq as Shiite cleric Moqtada...
Shelling targeted Baghdad's high-security Green Zone on Monday, a security source...
More grain silos collapse at Beirut port, damaged by devastating...
Eight more grain silos at Beirut port toppled Tuesday, succumbing to damage from...
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria
The U.S. military said early Wednesday it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria...
Iran responds to EU draft text to save 2015 nuclear deal,...
Iran responded to the European Union's "final" draft text to save a 2015 nuclear...
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Iraqi cleric Sadr calls for an end to protests over his...
Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to stop protesting Tuesday...
Qatar deports migrants after wage protest, rights group...
Qatar has deported migrant workers for staging a rare protest against unpaid wages...
US says airstrikes in eastern Syria were a message to Iran
U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria were to send a message to Iran and Tehran-backed...
Turkey, Israel to restore full diplomatic ties
Israel and Turkey will restore full diplomatic ties and will re-appoint respective...
Who are the rival Shiite politicians vying to fill Iraq’s...
Ten months after the October 2021 parliamentary elections, Iraq is still mired in...
Shiite cleric Sadr's supporters launch sit-in outside top...
Several hundred supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr launched a sit-in outside...
Deadly clashes in Libya's capital spark fears of new civil...
Clashes between backers of Libya's rival governments killed at least 32 people,...
US says 'concerned' by Israeli raids on Palestinian rights...
Washington said Thursday it was "concerned" by the Israeli government's forced closure...
Why the Middle East may be too hot to live in by the end...
Experts say that temperature alone isn't an adequate measure of the livability of...
AQAP Fast Facts
Read CNN's Fast Facts about AQAP, which stands for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Syria denies holding journalist Austin Tice after White...
The Syrian government on Wednesday denied it is holding or has any information on...
At least 10 killed in clashes in Baghdad's Green Zone after...
At least 10 people were killed and more than 200 injured in violent clashes that...
Kabul mosque explosion kills 21, injures dozens, police...
An explosion that erupted inside a mosque during evening prayers in Afghanistan's...
Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts
View the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts on CNN and learn more information...
Iran wants compensation if US pulls out of nuclear deal...
As attempts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal heat up, Tehran is seeking guarantees...
Iran's Arab foes are mending ties with Tehran amid uncertainty...
Analysts say Gulf Arab states expect Iran to escalate tensions in the region no...
Syrians in Turkey fear the worst as Erdogan changes tune...
Syrian refugees say that they will have to pay the price of Erdogan's bid to win...
Outrage over Palestinian leader's '50 Holocausts' remark
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas struck a deep nerve on Tuesday when...
Turkish pop star jailed after a joke about religious schools...
Turkish pop star Gulsen Colakoglu has been jailed pending trial on charges of "inciting...
How Iran exploited Rushdie's Satanic Verses
Nearly 10 years after he was driven underground, Salman Rushdie was told that Iran...
Lakes are drying up everywhere. Israel will pump water...
Israel is experimenting with desalinating sea water to replenish a freshwater lake....
Forty years on, Hezbollah is isolated but more powerful...
Over the years, the Lebanese Shiite group has tried to rebrand itself from a paramilitary...
Saudi activist sentenced to 34 years in prison for Twitter...
Saudi women's rights campaigner Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison...
Four ways the Ukraine war has impacted the Middle East
Six months on, the biggest European war since 1945 has had an outsized impact on...
Powerful Iraqi cleric tells supporters to stand down after...
Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his supporters to go home on...
Hassan Nasrallah Fast Facts
Read CNN's Hassan Nasrallah Fast Facts for a look at the life of the secretary-general...
Gilad Shalit Abduction Fast Facts
Read CNN's Fast Facts about Gilad Shalit and learn more about the Israeli soldier...
Iran blames Salman Rushdie and supporters for his stabbing
Iran denied any link to the stabbing of Salman Rushdie and cast the blame on the...
Five Americans among injured in Jerusalem shooting attack
At least eight people, including five Americans, were wounded in a shooting attack...
IAEA chief insists Iran explain traces of enriched uranium
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has again called on Iran...
