A wave of violence, including an assassination attempt against a deputy oil minister, swept through Baghdad and neighboring Diyala Province on Monday as Parliament passed a bill that would grant the country's embattled minorities fewer guaranteed seats in upcoming elections.
The prospects of the enactment of the bill, which must still be approved by Iraq's executive council, is unclear. The council is composed of the country's president and two vice-presidents.
In the southern Lebanese village of Habboush, the sound that cut through the stillness of the...
Hours after Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel on June 7, the Israeli military said it...
