Houston's largest sporting event every year, the Houston Marathon, once happened in Iraq. Here's a look at how and why the event had two races in 2007.

Sudani has tried to focus on rebuilding Iraq's war-damaged infrastructure and expanding ties with Western and Arab states while balancing relations with neighbouring Iran, which backs an array of ...

The Islamist rebels now in power in Damascus were among the Sunni Muslim militants that entered Shia-majority Iraq from Syria after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, fuelling years of sectarian war.

Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and the Central African Republic have been named as among the most dangerous countries to visit ...

The Gaza plan was just one part of the speech, which also covered other areas of the administration’s Middle East policy.

Proponents of the Domino Theory convinced the public to support military intervention in Vietnam. But the fall of Vietnam did not lead to a communist sweep of Southeast Asia. In the end, more than ...

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Despite recently closing hundreds of bases in Iraq and Afghanistan ... What effect do they have around the world, and are they really making us safer? The first step is looking at where U.S ...