Middle East


Iraq faces political crisis as, months after elections, they still lack clear leadership - analysis

IRAQI LAWMAKERS attend the first session of the newly elected parliament, where members are set to be sworn in and begin the process of electing a speaker and two deputies, in Baghdad, Iraq, December 29, 2025.

US continues gradual withdrawal from Syria as major ISIS family camp closes

Syrian Democratic Forces and U.S. troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria November 4, 2018

Syria announces major drug bust through coordination with Iraq against Captagon trafficking

KURDISH INTERNAL security forces stand guard after seizing a quantity of captagon pills in Qamishli, Syria, March 25, 2025.