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SCORCHING 'HEAT DOME' OVER MIDDLE EAST SEES TEMPERATURES SOAR TO 165F IN IRAN
But some of the most affluent figures in the Middle East are blissfully unaware of the scorching heat, such as Saudia Arabia's King Salman... READ MORE›
IRAN AND SAUDI ARABIA EXCHANGE HEATED WORDS AFTER EXECUTION OF SHIITE CLERIC
Saudi Arabia and Iran follow separate strands of Islam and have long been rivals for influence across the Middle East and beyond... READ MORE›
SUNNI-SHIITE MAP STARK POLITICAL SPLIT MIXED POPULATIONS
Sunni-led allies of Saudi Arabia have cut diplomatic ties with Shiite Iran, further polarizing the Middle East along the two major branches of Islam... READ MORE›
TRUSTING IRAN TO STOP TERRORISM IS LIKE INVITING AN ARSONIST TO JOIN THE FIRE BRIGADE
The idea that Iran is a partner in the fight against terrorism is not only disingenuous but also absurd... READ MORE›
EDITORIAL OBAMA TAKES ON OPPONENTS OF THE IRAN DEAL
As a presidential candidate, Mr. Obama opposed the Iraq war... READ MORE›
US AND IRAN KEEP WARY EYE ON EACH OTHER AT SEA
Benjamin Hewlett, the commander of the air wing aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, which is in the Persian Gulf keeping an eye on Iran right now... READ MORE›
SYRIA DENOUNCES SAUDI CRITICISM OF IRAN ON PEACE TALKS
Until two weeks ago the idea that Saudi Arabia and Iran would sit at the same table was unthinkable... READ MORE›
IRAN ACCUSES SAUDI ARABIA OF MISSILE STRIKE ON ITS YEMEN CAPITAL-BASED EMBASSY
Iran has accused Saudi Arabia of launching an air strike on its embassy in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a... READ MORE›
US AND IRAN BOTH CONFLICT AND CONVERGE
All applaud the deal as a victory for Iran and maintain that their hostility to the United States remains undiminished... READ MORE›
IRAN FLEW DRONE OVER U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER
The state-run IRNA news agency said an Iranian light submarine closely participated in the surveillance operation... READ MORE›
IRAN ACCEPTS INVITATION TO SYRIA PEACE TALKS IN VIENNA
It will be the first time that Tehran the main regional backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attends an international summit on the four-year-long war... READ MORE›
WITH NUCLEAR DEAL DONE IRAN SETS OUT TO REASSURE WARY GULF ARABS
No country can solve regional problems without the help of others Mohammad Javad Zarif said at a news conference hosted by the Iranian embassy in Kuwait... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN, SUDAN CUT TIES WITH TEHRAN AS CRISIS WIDENS IN SAUDI-IRAN SPLIT
Saudi Arabia, whose population is about a third the size of Iran's, carried out 157 in all of 2015, according to Amnesty and media reports... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMA ADMITS IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL WILL MEAN MORE MONEY FOR TERROR GROUPS
Critics of the agreement immediately responded by accusing Mr Obama of handing billions to the world's foremost state sponsor of terrorism ... READ MORE›
HOW TO DEFEAT RUSSIA'S SYRIA GAMBIT
Naturally, Russia has gone after the strongest threats to Assad's regime first, the non-ISIL Sunni groups near Aleppo and the western, more prosperous reaches of Syria... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS TAKE TO IRAN STREETS TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORIC NUCLEAR DEAL
The Libyans gave up their nuclear facilities but then Gaddafi was destroyed, warned Qasem, who runs a stationery supply business near Tehran University... READ MORE›
AS SAUDI ARABIA SEVERS TIES WITH IRAN, QUESTIONS LOOM
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for divine revenge against Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
US CONFERRED WITH IRAN BEFORE IRAQ INVASION BOOK SAYS
After being named ambassador to Iraq in 2005, Mr. Khalilzad continued to argue privately for opening a channel to Iran... READ MORE›
IRAN SEE 'DIVINE VENGEANCE' AFTER SAUDIS EXECUTE SHI'ITE CLERIC
Demonstrators protesting against cleric Nimr al-Nimr's execution broke into the embassy building, smashed furniture and started fires before being ejected by police... READ MORE›
IRAQ USING INFO FROM NEW INTELLIGENCE CENTER TO BOMB ISLAMIC STATE
Iranian military advisers help direct Baghdad's campaign against Islamic State, which aims to expand its self-proclaimed caliphate in the Middle East... READ MORE›
SYRIA PEACE TALKS PIN HOPES FOR END TO WAR ON IRAN AND SAUDI ARABIA
Syrian government and opposition not invited to Vienna, with two regional powers showing little sign of wanting to compromise... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA SEVERS TIES WITH IRAN
Saudi Arabia announced Sunday that it was severing ties with Iran, hours after Iranian protesters set fires in the Saudi Embassy compound in Tehran... READ MORE›
IRAN MOVES FROM PARIAH STATE TO REGIONAL POWER
Saudi Arabia, however, remains implacably at loggerheads with Iran... READ MORE›
IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL PROVOKES SHARP REACTIONS ACROSS THE ARAB WORLD
Iran has long branded itself as the lodestar of the resistance, by which it means the regional forces opposed to the United States and Israel... READ MORE›
IRAN MOCKS SAUDI OFFER TO SEND GROUND TROOPS TO SYRIA
Even if they send troops, they would be definitely defeated ..... READ MORE›
A ROADMAP FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL
Hezbollah has been wary of Sunni-backed militants that threaten to bring the war to Lebanon if Hezbollah doesn't get out of Syria... READ MORE›
RUSSIA DENIES MISSILES AIMED AT SYRIA LANDED IN IRAN
The UK-based Syria Observatory for Human Rights on Friday said Isis had captured several Syrian villages from rival insurgents near Aleppo... READ MORE›
MIDDLE EAST STOCK MARKETS CRASH AS IRAN ENTERS OIL WAR
Saudi Arabia's stock market crashed yesterday as nuclear sanctions on Iran were lifted, clearing the path for an all-out oil war between the Middle Eastern rivals... READ MORE›
SAUDI MUSCLE-FLEXING WILL REALLY MESS UP THE MIDDLE EAST
In Saudi Arabia, those who are crucified are first beheaded and then the body is hung out on a gibbet in public for several days... READ MORE›
SAUDI EXECUTION THREATENS TO DEEPEN SHIA-SUNNI DIVIDE
Several analysts believe the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr will deepen a divide between Sunni and Shia and worsen relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran... READ MORE›
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BITTERSWEET MASS AS TOWN NEAR MOSUL CELEBRATES FIRST CHRISTMAS SINCE 2013
The church was badly damaged during Islamic State's time in control of the town, with crosses taken down, statues of saints defaced and the chancel burnt... READ MORE›
SADDAM HUSSEIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT TO RUN IRAQ, SAYS CIA OFFICER WHO INTERROGATED HIM
Both President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump believe the United States never should have invaded Iraq in 2o03 or, at least, Trump claims he now does ... READ MORE›
IF THERE WERE NO CIVILIANS WED JUST BURN IT ALL NONCOMBATANTS HAMPER IRAQI FORCES
Iraqi soldiers talk during a lull in the fighting against Islamic State militants on Nov. 11, 2016, as security forces were pushing through parts of Mosul... READ MORE›
IRAQIS FIND EVIDENCE OF TORTURE BY ISLAMIC STATE IN MASS GRAVE NEAR MOSUL
Iraqis expect that many more clandestine burial sites will be found in the coming weeks as Iraqi forces take more territory from the Islamic State... READ MORE›
MOSUL NEIGHBORS WAKE UP TO A DAY WITHOUT ISIS
For the first time in more than two years, residents of eastern Mosul enjoyed a day without the Islamic State... READ MORE›
SYMBOLIC VICTORY AS IRAQI FORCES RECAPTURE STATE TV STATION IN MOSUL
ISIL forces are putting up stiff resistance as the Iraqi troops and their allies move closer into the outskirts of Mosul's eastern suburbs... READ MORE›
IRAQI PM ABADI URGES IS TO SURRENDER
Iraq's PM urges the Islamic State group to surrender as government troops close in on Mosul... READ MORE›
DESMOND TUTU REFUSES TO SHARE STAGE WITH TONY BLAIR OVER IRAQ WAR
In this context, it would be inappropriate and untenable for the Archbishop to share a platform with Mr. Blair, the statement added... READ MORE›
IRAQI MAN WHO TOOK A SLEDGEHAMMER TO SADDAM HUSSEIN'S STATUE WANTS HIM BACK
And on early Sunday morning, the Islamic State terrorised Baghdad once again with the deadliest single bombing since the year the invasion began 2003... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. FALTERS IN CAMPAIGN TO REVIVE IRAQI ARMY, OFFICIALS SAY
Garver said the regular Iraqi army continues to struggle with increasing its ranks... READ MORE›
FOUR KILLED, 90 INJURED IN BAGHDAD'S GREEN ZONE RIOTS
BAGHDAD At least four anti-government protesters were killed and 90 injured when security forces ejected them from Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, hospital sources said on Saturday... READ MORE›
THIRD U.S. COMBAT DEATH COMES AS AMERICAN TROOPS EDGE CLOSER TO THE FRONT LINES IN IRAQ
An Iraqi army soldier stands by the decomposing body of an Islamic State militant killed in battle days before in Kharbadan last month... READ MORE›