Middle East

Russia, Iran and Turkey are expected to discuss the modalities of a cease-fire they brokered in Syria at a meeting in Astana on Feb. 6 amid Turkey’s mounting concerns that …

File photo An Israeli government committee gave an initial nod on Sunday for the export of medical marijuana in what could be a windfall for companies in Israel, widely regarded …

Police security checks intensified following the Reina nightclub attack Turkish police on Sunday detained some 400 suspected members of Islamic State in anti-terror raids in six provinces, state media said, …

A wheelchair-bound woman suffering from a severe muscular disease has been raped in the toilet of a shopping mall in Istanbul, with the suspect going on trial claiming “consent.” The …

The Israeli settlement of Bet El. Israel announced last week that it would build 2,500 more dwellings in the West Bank The Trump administration said on Thursday that Israel’s building …

A Greek defence ministry source confirmed there had been a scheduled exercise at the beginning of the week involving parachutists Turkey accused Greece on Friday of breaching international law by …

Russian soldiers, on armoured vehicles, patrol a street in Aleppo, Syria February 2, 2017. REUTERS photo U.S. President Donald Trump discussed with Jordan’s King Abdullah the possibility of establishing safe …

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, February 2, 2017. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE …

Israeli policemen remove a pro-settlement activist during the second day of an operation by Israeli forces to evict settlers from the illegal outpost of Amona in the occupied West Bank …

A new Iranian precision-guided ballistic missile is launched as it is tested at an undisclosed location US President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Thursday that “Iran has been …