Unidentified gunmen as well as local residents targeted the agency in Mogadishu Tuesday, five days after Somalia cut ties with Tehran.
Morgan Winsor
Jan 12, 2016
The loss of modest aid, arms deals and other support from Iran could be replaced by Saudi Arabia in reward for cutting ties with Iran.
Morgan Winsor
Jan 07, 2016
China has continued to urge a de-escalation as more countries take sides in the conflict, sparked by the Saudi execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
Lydia Tomkiw
Jan 07, 2016
Somalia joins a growing number of countries allied with Saudi Arabia to sever diplomatic ties with Iran.
Morgan Winsor
Jan 07, 2016
In Bahrain, tensions already simmer between a Shiite majority and a powerful Sunni minority. Will unrest spread?
Michael Kaplan
Jan 04, 2016
Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran have heightened after the Sunni Muslim kingdom executed a top Shiite cleric.
Suman Varandani
Jan 04, 2016
More than 30 years after their ordeal, Americans held captive in Iran between 1979 and 1981 will receive as much as $4.4 million each.
Christopher Harress
Dec 24, 2015
Nearly 90 percent of Arabs disagree with the Islamic State group, a poll suggests, indicating that its backing has weakened further since last year.
Michael Kaplan
Dec 22, 2015
An Iranian official said restrictions on individuals who have been to Syria, Iraq, Iran and Sudan would adversely affect trade and tourism.
Clark Mindock
Dec 20, 2015
The death of Mohammed Badreddin al-Houthi, a key leader in Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement, was reported by local media Saturday.
Morgan Winsor
Dec 19, 2015
Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday a newly formed, 34-nation military alliance to fight ISIS. Nigeria was among the countries named that was caught off guard by the announcement.
Morgan Winsor
Dec 18, 2015
The elephant tusks were in boxes from Nigeria labeled as synthetic wigs.
Elizabeth Whitman
Dec 17, 2015
The American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday that the federal funding bill will damage civil liberties in two key aspects.
Clark Mindock
Dec 16, 2015
Islam is both a religion and a form of government, the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania argued during Tuesday's "undercard" Republican debate.
Abigail Abrams
Dec 15, 2015
A Human Rights Watch report highlights the plight of children conscripted into a war fed by a power struggle in the the world's youngest country.
Aditya Kondalamahanty
Dec 15, 2015
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 407-19 Tuesday to approve restrictions to a program that lets some travelers enter the U.S. without visas.
Michelle Mark
Dec 08, 2015
Conditions at the Calais refugee camp, known as the "Jungle," have worsened throughout the year as it becomes overcrowded.
Jess McHugh
Dec 08, 2015
The trip, during which the Chinese president will co-chair a summit with African nations, comes at a time when the Asian giant's investment in the continent is dropping.
Avaneesh Pandey
Dec 02, 2015
They protested plans to relocate Syrian refugees to the United States, as well as a rumored -- and nonexistent -- Islamic court at the mosque.
Michael Kaplan
Nov 23, 2015
The 41-year-old female rhino, Nola, who had been a popular attraction at the San Diego zoo since 1989, was euthanized Sunday.
Avaneesh Pandey
Nov 23, 2015
Despite recent terrorist attacks at home, President François Hollande pledged to provide “necessary support” to help Mali, a former French colony.
Morgan Winsor
Nov 20, 2015
Islamic State group fighters get firearms from fleeing or deceased soldiers and from shipments across borders -- with increased access when conflicts heat up.
Michael Kaplan
Nov 17, 2015
