Francis’ approach to Christian-Muslim dialogue differed notably from his predecessors, writes a scholar who studies ...

As Iraq launched the invasion of Iran in September 1980, Iranian F-5 pilots found themselves flying risky airstrikes into Iraqi airspace. Counter-air missions were given high priority and in this ...

A vast library was assembled in Assyria by King Ashurbanipal, who ruled ancient Mesopotamia about 2,700 years ago. The ...

Ten years ago, during the Armenian genocide's centenary mass, Pope Francis acknowledged it as the "first genocide of the ...

The attack by the Islamic State (ISIS) on a military base of local forces in Puntland state on December 31 last year raised local ...

This is my journey into Mosul, IRAQ as a tourist in 2020. I hope this changes your view on what the city is really like.

On a chilly morning in November 1911, Lt. Giulio Gavotti, an Italian pilot, leaned out from the cockpit of his monoplane over ...

Nour Malas was an editor on the Health and Science team at The Wall Street Journal. She was previously a national reporter covering the U.S. West, and a foreign reporter covering the Middle East. She ...

As pope, Francis traveled to dozens of countries on five continents. In his last days, he stayed much closer to home.

Yaroslav Trofimov is the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of The Wall Street Journal, covering major issues and developments around the world.

The death of Pope Francis has sent shockwaves through Iraq’s Christian community, where his presence once brought hope after one of the darkest chapters in the country’s recent history.

Members of Gaza's tiny Christian community said they were "heartbroken" on Monday at the death of Pope Francis, who ...