1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (530+ words) The case before an Istanbul court included allegations of bribery, bid-rigging and fraud in relation to municipal contracts. Critics of the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan say the trial targeted the opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP, and…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (294+ words) Maj. Gen. Adel Issa is the first military officer to be turned over by Lebanon since Assad’s fall in late 2024. Lebanon’s judicial authorities decided on Tuesday to deliver Issa to Syria, after questioning him over crimes he allegedly committed during…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (635+ words) Just two days after U.S. negotiators reportedly asked Israel to draw down attacks in the Gaza Strip, at least 10 people were killed Wednesday in two strikes, according to local hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent. Israeli troops also crossed the ceasefire…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (215+ words) State TV said eight strikes hit the runway of the Abu Duhur airbase in the northwestern province of Idlib. It gave no further details. There was no comment from the Israeli military on the attack. Turkish officials also did not…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1038+ words) Many Christians in Israel, who make up less than 2% of the country’s population, are worried visible signs of their faith will draw harassment, which has increased as multiple conflicts grip the region. “I’m scared after the sister was beat up,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (334+ words) The official, who was briefed on the situation and spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive details of presidential travel, said Rubio was aware of the switch and details of the threat behind it but could or would not…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1156+ words) But not like the one President Donald Trump took in July. After a NATO summit in Turkey, Trump stowed away in an airport catering container to slip into another plane while Air Force One — filled with White House officials, security…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (561+ words) Residents in Diyarbakir, the region’s main city, expressed hope the new law will bring peace — as well as prosperity to a region that has lagged behind economically. “I was really very happy. I even applauded (the result) in my own…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (418+ words) Last year, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, ended its decades-long armed campaign against the Turkish state, declaring a decision to disarm and disband as part of the peace effort. The move came in response to a call from its…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (376+ words) The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the three countries seek to deepen security cooperation amid heightened…...