Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq, collectively part of the Hashd al Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units), face increasing calls to place their arms under state control or lay them down entirely. The fall of the Assad regime,

Iraq will not be negatively affected by the weakening of Iran's influence in the Middle East, Iraq's deputy parliament speaker said, with Baghdad looking to chart its own diplomatic path in the region and limit the power of armed groups.

Iran's loss of influence in Lebanon and Syria has helped to spark a shift in attitude among Arab leaders.

Israeli-Russian Hostage Tsurkov Is Alive and Iraq Is Working on Her Release, Iraqi FM to Axios DUBAI (Reuters) - Israeli-Russian Princeton researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held hostage ...

Israel released new data about Holocaust survivors, revealing that 17% of them were born in Morocco. The data was shared ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27. The report, released by the Holocaust Survivors’ Rights Authority,

Iran holds tremendous sway inside Iraq despite the presence of US troops, setting up a tug-of-war for the incoming Trump administration.

The Israeli military’s pursuit of 'total victory' in Gaza and Lebanon will instead guaran­tee the survival of Hamas and Hezbollah.

Hamas has announced the names of the next four hostages it will release this weekend as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel that has halted fighting in Gaza for at least six weeks.

Iraq denies Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein spoke to media channels about abducted Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov, confirming she is alive.

Human rights groups warn of 'disastrous effects' as some clerics interpret Islamic law as allowing girls to be married as young as 9

Friedman’s dreamscape for the Middle East makes no sense on any level.  Even former secretary of state Antony Blinken eventually recognized that Israel has “systematically undermined the capacity and legitimacy of the only viable alternative to Hamas,

Google reclassifies the United States along with China and Russia as sensitive countries, following Trump's remarks about the Gulf of America. According to CNBC, the U.S. was reclassified as a "sensitive country" by Google's maps division on Monday.