Small groups of pilgrims performed one of the final rites of the Islamic hajj on Friday as Muslims worldwide marked the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday amid a global pandemic that has impacted nearly every aspect of this year’s pilgrimage and celebrations

Iraq's government says that since last October when anti-government protests erupted in the country, at total of 560 protesters and members of the security forces have been killed in the violence

Muslim pilgrims wearing face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation have begun arriving to Islam's holiest site in Mecca for the start of a unique and scaled-down hajj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic

Iraqi officials say at least two protesters have been killed in new clashes in Baghdad as dozens of demonstrators cut off the road connecting two key city intersections with burning tires

Pakistan says a five-day vaccination campaign against polio has been completed in the former Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan and elsewhere in the country amid a surge in cases

Every chapter of Iraq’s modern history can be seen in the sprawling cemetery of Wadi al-Salam outside the holy city of Najaf

Kuwait says its 91-year-old ruling emir, who recently underwent surgery, has left for the U.S. for further medical care