Middle East

Sudan's ruling military and the pro-democracy movement on Wednesday signed a political document that's part of a power-sharing deal meant to end the country's deadlock after weeks of stalled talks. The two sides — representatives from…

Read: China’s risky Middle East betMulroy noted that within three years, a Chinese state-owned company is expected to operate part of the Haifa port, a frequent port of call for the U.S. Navy’s Sixth Fleet and which is near an Israeli…

Biden’s message may be tilted toward the future, but its overarching theme will be the reclamation of past glories squandered by the present president: the reassertion of America’s global leadership, the rehabilitation of America’s…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes to enlist allies over the next two weeks or so in a military coalition to safeguard strategic waters off Iran and Yemen, where Washington blames Iran and Iran-aligned fighters for attacks,…

But even that sanctions campaign hasn’t gone far enough for congressional hawks, who have now turned their focus from economic pressure to nuclear pressure.Read: Is there still a deal to be done with Iran?The nuclear deal allows…

BERLIN: Berlin said on Monday (July 8) it had no plans to send ground troops to Syria, refusing a US request for Germany to ramp up its military involvement in the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants. “When…

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s mediator in the Sudan crisis urged the military rulers and the opposition coalition to hold direct talks on Wednesday to strike a deal on handing over power to civilians. FILE PHOTO: Sudanese shout slogans…

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan’s ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups agreed provisionally on Friday to share power for three years, bringing thousands onto the streets to hail a first step toward ending…

U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Charles MostollerANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has ordered the arrest of 122 military personnel over suspected links to the…

U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Charles MostollerANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has ordered the arrest of 82 military personnel over suspected links to the…