Amberin Zaman

Kurdish players and clubs are making rare global gains on football's biggest stage, offering a brief lift amid ongoing political setbacks across the region.

Baghdad's pick of a US-educated Armenian Christian adviser as envoy to Washington underscores a bid to reset US-Iraq ties and broaden the country's diplomatic profile.

Turkey's probe into pro-secular tycoon goes beyond crude Kurdish joke Subscribe for as low as $2/week to access this story and all reporting.

Iraq’s new prime minister has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign ahead of key talks in Washington, but analysts say the real test will be whether it reaches Iraq’s most powerful Iran-backed actors.

The government on Wednesday announced the list of 70 members appointed to its transitional parliament.

The Syrian government has announced the list of 70 members appointed to its transitional parliament.

Comedian Deniz Goktas' arrest comes as Ankara intensifies prosecutions against opposition figures, journalists, artists and critics ahead of a major NATO summit.

As Yerevan pursues normalization with Turkey and Azerbaijan and backs a US-led transport corridor, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is working to reassure an increasingly assertive Iran that its interests won't be threatened.

Armenia's Pashinyan keeps Iran close while wooing Trump, Turkey and Azerbaijan Subscribe for as low as $2/week to access this story and all reporting.

Iraq's new prime minister is in Washington promising business deals and closer ties with the United States, but convincing the Trump administration he can rein in Iran-backed militias may prove his toughest challenge.