Middle East

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan inspects a wildfire as his helicopter flies over the disaster zone near Marmaris, a town in Mugla province Turkey will reconsider a 2004 decision to abolish …

Abu Akleh’s death has drawn widespread condemnation EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA Information reviewed by the U.N. human rights office suggests Israeli security forces fired the shot that killed Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu …

The World Bank said on Thursday that its board had approved $500 million in additional financing to support Turkey in its efforts to fight against COVID-19. The funds, which will …

Turkey’s central bank kept its policy rate at 14 per cent for a fifth straight month on Thursday as expected, even with inflation set to rise beyond the current 70 …

Turkey’s lira fell some 0.5 per cent on Thursday to 16.45 against the dollar, touching its weakest level since December ahead of the central bank’s policy-setting meeting where it is …

Lebanon’s pound traded at a record low of more than 35,000 to the dollar on Thursday, according to currency exchange platforms and traders, as divisions within a newly-elected parliament fuel …

File photo: Clashes in the West Bank city of Nablus 20 May 2022. EPA-EFE/ALAA BADARNEH A 16-year-old Palestinian shot in the head by Israeli forces died early on Wednesday after …

Family members of Colonel Sayad Khodai, a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, weep over his body in his car after he was reportedly shot by two assailants in …

Israel Discount Bank (DSCT.TA) reported a higher-than-expected rise in quarterly profit that was boosted by higher financing income and a one-time gain. Discount, Israel’s fourth-largest bank by assets, said on …

File photo Tehran A member of a force that fought on behalf of Iran to protect Shi’ites and their shrines in Syria or Iraq was killed on Sunday in a …