The Islamic State group claimed it had attacked the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul on Monday as a series of explosions and the sound of gunfire shook the Afghan capital in a continuing assault. A security source said a suicide bomber had blown himself up outside ...
The holy site has been the symbolic flashpoint of the broader Israeli-Arab struggle since at least 1929.
Islamic State soon won't have a physical presence on war-zone maps — but it will live on in other forms.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said a dispute between a Saudi Arabian-led bloc and Qatar may last "quite a while," as the two sides still refuse to speak to each other directly and are no closer to resolving the key demands made after ...
By relying on lone wolf attacks by individuals who are self-radicalized, Islamic State can continue to spread fear even as its caliphate crumbles.
There is a prospect of a wider and more dangerous fight over the future of Syria and the Middle East region.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman could be too inexperienced and too hotheaded for the fraught situation in the Middle East.
The stakes are rising to perilous levels in the international rivalry between Moscow and Washington.
Antagonizing Iran and taking actions that embolden regional countries to isolate one another is a recipe for more chaos — not solutions.
The Middle East in the coming years will feature two forces with diametrically opposed goals: Sunni Islam versus non-Sunni Muslims and non-Muslims.
The rift between Saudi Arabia and Qatar reflects a struggle for power and influence in the Persian Gulf region.
Western powers should resist the temptation to intervene and instead work systematically to discredit the ideology of Islamist extremism.
