When Rep. Adam Smith asked his counterpart from across the Cascades to join him on a trip to Iraq, the Democrat from Bellevue got a response he hadn’t often heard before.

The official invitation asks new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to attend the upcoming Arab League summit in Baghdad.

France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot will meet officials in Baghdad on Wednesday as part of a regional tour to push for ...

The official invitation extended by Iraq to new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to attend the upcoming Arab League summit in Baghdad has triggered sharp political divisions within Iraq ...