The United States has no immediate security interests in the military campaign, led by the Saudis and backed by the Yemeni government, against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

What happened to Egypt's popular uprising?

Pope Francis prays for peace with Christian leaders.

Few of the refugees are interested in returning to Iraq. “Return to what?” asks one Chaldean-Assyrian refugee. He says that “Iraq is a Frankenstein, not a state” because of the persistent ethnic and sectarian divisions.

July 17 marks the 50th anniversary of the coup d’etat in Iraq that brought the Baathist party to power.

Pakistan’s second-ever cardinal of the Catholic Church is slated to be installed on Friday, June 29.