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New clashes hit Iran as opposition urges protests, strikesTwelve days of protests have shaken the clerical authorities under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei already battling economic crisis after years of s...
Iran turns to internal crackdown in wake of 12-day warFollowing Israeli airstrikes, Iranian authorities have shifted focus from a ceasefire to internal security, initiating mass arrests and mil...
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40 years of armed struggleOutlawed Kurdish militants have declared a ceasefire with Turkey, adhering to PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's call to disband and end decades ...
Drone strikes at Syrian military ceremony kill 67 people and wound 180, health official saysIn an earlier statement, Syria's military said that drones laden with explosives targeted the ceremony packed with young officers and their...
Erdogan: Turkey's irresistible force nears final election testThe ultimate political survivor, Erdogan, 69, has overcome jail and a bloody 2016 coup attempt to emerge as Turkey's most important leader ...
Tayyip Erdogan's election rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey says 'we are leading'Citing manipulation in the reporting of early results in previous elections, Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said on TV that no ...
Turkey decides Erdogan's future in knife-edge voteThe Hagia Sophia was built as a Byzantine cathedral -- once the world's largest -- before being transformed into a mosque by the Ottomans. ...
Iran's nationwide Hijab protests pile pressure on stateAmini, 22, from the northwestern Kurdish city of Saqez, was arrested on Sept. 13 in Tehran for "unsuitable attire" by the morality police w...
Turkey's leader says 'no' to Sweden and Finland's NATO bidTurkey's approval of Finland and Sweden's application to join the Western military alliance is crucial because NATO makes decisions by cons...
Iraqi Kurds in border zone flee Turkey's hunt for Kurdistan Workers PartyErdogan is willing to move "Turkey's ongoing military confrontation with the PKK from Turkey to territory the PKK controls or transits thro...
Explained: Who are Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's foes?Assad, with the help of Russia and Iran-backed forces, has all but crushed a mainly Sunni Muslim armed opposition that evolved from peacefu...
Iran says missile attack on Kurdish dissidents a warning to hostile powersIran has repeatedly threatened to destroy U.S. military bases across the Middle East and target Israel within minutes if attacked by the Un...
Erdogan faces major test as Turks vote for president, parliamentA crowd of President Erdogan's supporters chanted his name as he emerged from a school after voting in Turkey's largest city Istanbul.
Despite the attempted coup, Turkey offers hope to the West: Ilhami Alkan OlssonIn an already frail region that is dealing with terror groups and a massive refugee crisis the instability in Turkey poses an unnecessary c...
Islamic State could gain from Turkish peace rally bombingThousands mourned the 95 victims of Turkey's deadliest attack in years as state inspectors tried Sunday to identify who sent suicide bomber...
Turkey may be heading for a political earthquakeThis supermajority would allow the AKP, under Erdogan's guidance, to launch a referendum aimed at changing the Turkish constitution.
Germany rules out air strikes, ground troops against Islamic StateGermany has ruled out participation in air strikes or any other ground offensive against the Islamic State militants in Iraq.