Middle East

Rallies over a garbage crisis have grown into a movement demanding reforms and parliamentary elections.

A parliamentary inquiry sheds lights on why the U.S.-trained Iraqi army collapsed so rapidly last summer.

A humanitarian organization said it treated 50 people who showed signs of exposure to chemical agents.

In the impoverished coastal enclave, Gazans with some cash try to forget war and go to the pool.

Demonstrators clashed with security forces in rallies that signal mounting instability in the country.

Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali, also known as Hajji Mutazz, died when his vehicle was hit near Mosul, officials said.

Officials said members of an alleged Islamic Jihad cell in Syria were killed in the cross-border flare-up.

Washington is also urging freedom for U.S. citizens detained in Iran, issues not covered in the recent accord.

Graft permeates every level of the state, and the extent of the problem poses a test for Abadi’s reform push.

Six police officers were among 29 injured in the blast, which targeted a branch of the domestic spy agency.