23+ hour, 41+ min ago   (302+ words) The United Nations on Tuesday slammed Israel's threat to expel people from areas where kites, drones and balloons are launched from in Gaza, lamenting "unacceptable rhetoric" coming from Israeli leaders. "On the threat of expulsion due to children's kite flying,…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (404+ words) Turkey and Israel traded barbs on Friday after Ankara announced it had sought an international arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accusing him of "genocide" linked to the interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Turkey has become a virulent…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (238+ words) Turkey has sought an international arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accusing him of "genocide" linked to Israel's interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, the justice minister announced Friday. Turkey has become a virulent critic of Israel's war…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (325+ words) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged US President Donald Trump in a phone call to pursue talks with Iran to de-escalate tensions between the two countries, and offered Ankara's support for peace efforts, the Turkish presidency said on Tuesday. Turkey, which…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (177+ words) Something is changing in West Asia. A major strategic development involving three powerful regional players could have consequences far beyond their borders. It comes at a time when traditional alliances are being tested, America's role in the region is under…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (672+ words) Israeli forces moved against rogue settlers laying siege to Palestinians on Thursday, after unusually strong US criticism, even as Israel re-opened an emblematic settlement elsewhere in the West Bank. Settlers at Qusra near Nablus have since Sunday been blockading Palestinian…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (854+ words) On a searing summer day, Israeli settlers splashed in a West Bank pool created by siphoning off water that had irrigated Palestinian crops, one of many seizures of water resources across the occupied territory. The spring served as a lifeline…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (179+ words) A tourist boat caught fire off Turkey’s Fethiye coast, prompting a dramatic rescue operation after passengers jumped into the sea to escape the flames. At least 107 people were rescued as Turkish Coast Guard units rushed to the scene. Children were…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (556+ words) To understand the Mecca agreement, it is important to see it as an extension of an earlier agreement rather than an invention. It builds on the long-standing strategic defence relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, formalised in 2025. However, history shows…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (378+ words) A threat that Air Force One could be targeted by a shoulder-fired missile prompted the Secret Service to secretly move President Donald Trump onto an unmarked government jet during a trip to Turkey last month, a person briefed on the…...