Middle East

The eight Turkish soldiers, who fled to Greece in a helicopter and requested political asylum after a failed military coup against the government, are escorted by police officers as they …

The Syrian opposition delegation attending peace talks set to open in the Kazakh capital on Monday will only discuss ways to salvage a fragile Russian-Turkish ceasefire it sees as having …

Islamic State blew up a landmark hotel in western Mosul on Friday in an apparent attempt to prevent advancing Iraqi forces from using it as a base in their offensive …

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant who appeared in a propaganda video by the jihadist group threatening Turkey has previously been detained twice in Turkey and …

The crucial Syria summit, which will bring Syria’s government and rebel fighters to a negotiating table for the first time after nearly six years of war, following 23 days of …

Mevlut Cavusogu (left) – Photo: CNA, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that Turkey would not give up its guarantees on Cyprus. Whatever the outcome of the Geneva …

Turkish fashion designer Barbaros Sansal who was deported from the north after being arrested for comments he made in a video posted on social media criticising certain religious circles in Turkey …

Barbaros Sansal Turkish fashion designer Barbaros Sansal is to be deported from north Cyprus after he was arrested for comments he made in a video posted on social media where …

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel forces besieging Islamic State-controlled al-Bab have gained full control of the highway linking the town to Aleppo with intense ground and air fire support, the Turkish military …

Saudi Arabia announced on Friday in Riyadh the discovery of the “world’s oldest human bone” in Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, which …