The Turkish lira weakened on Wednesday after Bloomberg said the United States is considering sanctions that could target Turkish defence companies, cutting them off from the US financial system...

Cyprus and Greece heaped pressure on the EU on Tuesday to take action against Turkey over gas drilling in disputed waters, as Ankara said it would step up exploration...

Turkey has a lot of ground to cover on refugee adaptation, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Tuesday, reports Anadolu Agency. He told a Chamber of Shipping meeting in Istanbul that...

The head of a prestigious London art gallery has resigned over her links to controversial Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, which has been used to target human rights activists...

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem said today that he does not want to see fighting between Syrian and Turkish militaries, Reuters reported. Al-Moualem made the comment in China during...

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report that despite maintaining a long-term policy of not commenting on its nuclear arsenal, Israel is believed to own...

Palestinian Authority (PA) Ambassador Hussam Zomlot announced early today that the Secretary of the PLO’s Executive Committee Saeb Erekat is to begin an official visit to the UK today,...

The relief ship of the German non-governmental organisation Sea-Watch is still stranded in Italian territorial waters in the Mediterranean with 43 migrants on board. These migrants “have only been...

Overcrowding. Violence. Infectious diseases. Environmental degradation. It may sound like the worst of modern mega-cities. But people encountered these very same problems when the first large settlements were being...

The United States is preparing to send additional troops to the Middle East in response to mounting concerns over Iran, which Washington blames for attacks on oil tankers last...

Officials and dignitaries from around the have responded to the death of Egypt’s only democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi who died in court on Monday. Morsi, 67, a top...

An Algerian court on Monday ordered the detention of Mourad Eulmi, head of family-owned firm SOVAC that is a partner of Germany’s Volkswagen AG, on suspicion of corruption, state...

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he regretted Iran’s announcement that it would exceed the allowed enriched uranium limit, but that Paris would hold talks with Iran and...

Turkey is in the process of building its own fifth generation stealth fighter jet and is set to open it up for display for the first time at the...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has called on Russia and Iran to pressure the Syrian regime to stop attacking Turkish military observation points in north-western Syria. During his visit...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has sparked anger on social media after he told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was “a very painful...

A British Muslim MP on Sunday accused the UK government of turning a blind eye to US President Donald Trump’s controversial remarks on London mayor, according to a local...

Istanbul’s mayoral candidates argued over the election they contested in March and their policy plans in a rare televised debate on Sunday, a week before a re-run vote seen...

Egypt on Sunday launched a revamp of the Egyptian Museum, promising to preserve and enhance the storied site even as it loses its most famous collection, Reuters reports. Located...

Three children and a woman were killed yesterday while others were wounded in a Saudi-led coalition air strike that was targeting the Yemeni district of Abes in Sanaa’s northern...

The German government had approved an €800 million ($899 million) arms export deal with Egypt during the period from 1 January to 5 June 2019, the country’s economic affairs...

Foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday Britain is “almost certain” Iran was behind attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, adding that London did not believe...

A Turkish observation post in Syria’s Idlib region was attacked with mortar fire and shelling from an area controlled by Syrian government forces, causing damage but no casualties, the...

Pope Francis called for restraint and a lowering of tensions in the Middle East on Sunday following attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman that have...

Bashar al-Assad regime forces attacked a Turkish observation point in Syria and it was retaliated with heavy weapons, Turkish Defence Ministry said on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement,...

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Turkey to stop “illegal activities” in Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone and said the European Union would not back down on the issue, reported by...

Six Belgian children of Daesh members were brought back to Belgium on Friday from camps in Syria as reported on Reuters. The children, ranging in age from six to...

Turkey’s compound men team bagged silver medal in the 2019 World Archery Championships on today, reported by Anadolu Agency. Turkish men were beaten by South Korea in the final of...

Iran and China on yesterday criticised unilateral policies of the US during a regional security summit in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...

Turkey rejects ‘fait accompli’ in Jerusalem, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today, as reported on Anadolu Agency. “We reject efforts to create new fait accompli in Jerusalem,” Erdogan told at...

The leader of Britain’s opposition has said there is no “credible evidence” that Iran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers on Friday, urging the government to refrain...

Belgian State Council decided on Friday to suspend the licenses of arms exports to Saudi Arabia fearing their use against civilians in Yemen, media sources reported. In recent months...