Middle East

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov decried "attempts at imposing foreign models of development and values on the people of the Middle East."

"To those groups who are betting on the Americans, we say the Americans will not protect you," Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met in the Black Sea city of Sochi, Russia, to discuss bringing the Syrian conflict to a close.

The European Union's move will place stricter controls on bank transactions with Saudi Arabia.

The vice president also blasted the U.S.'s European allies over their continued support for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

"Pushing back" on Iran is key to solving the region's problems, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

This may seem strange in today's war-ravaged Middle East, but for centuries, Jews lived among Arabs in peace and harmony,.

"Iraq's constitution does not allow our territory of our country to be used against our neighbors," President Barham Salih said.

"We have a base in Iraq, and the base is a fantastic edifice. I mean, I was there recently, and I couldn't believe the money that was spent on these massive runways," the president said.

The deputy commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said, "They will be destroyed before the U.S. cries out, and they will not have a cemetery to bury their bodies."

Exports from medicinal cannabis are expected to bring in about $1 billion in tax revenue for the Israeli government.

The Iranian army set out for "a demonstration of the power and rapid movement of forces" as Israel grows increasingly brazen about its airstrikes in Syria.

"The staggering scale of arrests, imprisonments and flogging sentences reveal the extreme lengths the authorities have gone to in order to suppress peaceful dissent," said Amnesty International's Middle East research and advocacy director.

Iran's air force commander warned that "there is no need for the presence of foreigners in the region" as the United States began withdrawing troops from Syria.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo used the word "Iran" frequently throughout his address today, but kept quiet during his visit to Iraq one day earlier.

"Whenever/wherever [the] U.S. interferes, chaos, repression and resentment follow," Foreign Minister Javad Zarif wrote on Twitter.

David Leyonhjelm's comments drew criticism from fellow lawmakers and campaign groups.

The U.S. Navy said it didn't suspect foul play in the death of vice Admiral Scott Stearney.

The 1991 Gulf War looms large in George H.W. Bush's legacy.

"It's a mean & nasty world out there, the Middle East in particular," Trump said, appearing to quote Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

To many, the United States appears beholden to the Saudi kingdom. In actuality, Riyadh needs Washington more than Washington needs Riyadh.

While the U.S. is trying to limit deadly drone proliferation overseas, Beijing has fewer scruples about exporting its unmanned weapons.

The popularity of the Asia-Pacific region is set to explode, experts say.

"All what we want right now is to bury him in Al-Baqi in Medina with the rest of his family,"  the grieving son added. "I talked about that with the Saudi authorities and I just hope that it happens soon."

There's an emerging geopolitical chess-match between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran for hegemony of the Middle East.

The tragic legacy of the Arab Spring is the crushing of democracy and decency. Let the events of Istanbul be a wake-up call.

The Yemeni Civil War, which began in 2015, has led to what could likely become the worst famine in a century.

Weak nations "are erased from history, while the strong, for good or for ill, survive," the prime minister said.

Mohammed bin Salman's bold declarations of modernization have won over the West. Has he snowed us all?

The United States has overlooked human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia for more than 70 years, but no president has cozied up to the oil-rich kingdom like Donald Trump—even as he seeks to disengage from the Middle East.