Turkey 'not optimistic' on Syria truce, threatens new strikes
Turkey on Tuesday said it was not optimistic over the implementation of a Syria ceasefire announced by the United States and Russia, threatening to...
13 detained over Istanbul airport attack
Turkey on Thursday detained 13 suspected Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists over the deadly Istanbul airport attack, as chilling details emerged of how suicide bombers...
Turkey has "serious worries" about Syrian ceasefire
Turkey has serious worries about the plan to halt violence in Syria because of the fighting on the ground, President Tayyip Erdogan's aide and...
Obama sending more forces to Syria to consolidate gains against ISIS
President Barack Obama announced on Monday the biggest expansion of U.S. ground troops in Syria since the civil war there began, saying he would...
Pentagon to submit Guantanamo closure plan
Military officials are poised to submit to Congress a much-anticipated report on how to close the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay, a spokesman...
The Latest: Turkish police arrest 6 for social media insults
The Latest on Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday (all times local):
10:25 a.m.
Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have arrested six people for...
Saudi Arabia plans new sovereign wealth fund
Saudi Arabia plans to create a new sovereign fund to manage part of its oil wealth and diversify its investments, and has asked investment...
WHO plans to distribute medical supplies in Yemen under ceasefire
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the warring parties in Yemen have promised it "unconditional movement" of supplies and medical teams under a...
Egypt, 37 death sentences including a militant leader
An Egyptian court on Saturday declared the death sentences of 37 defendants, including one of the country’s most high-profile militants, on terrorism-related charges.
The men...
ISIS claims deadly Sinai bombing as experts probe Russian crash
A bombing claimed by the Islamic State group Wednesday killed at least four policemen in Egypt's Sinai, as investigators pursued their probe of a...
