Turkey cannot be excluded from Mosul operation: Erdogan
Ankara cannot be excluded from the operation launched to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant...
Kuwait’s Ruler Dissolves Parliament, Citing Security and Oil Prices
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait’s ruler dissolved Parliament by royal decree on Sunday over unspecified security concerns and amid low oil prices that have squeezed...
Turkey seeks to expand border ‘safe zone’ 45km into Syria
Ankara has announced plans to expand the so-called security zone deeper into northern Syria, after rebels – backed by Turkey's tanks and air force...
Can we trust the Saudis to stick to the OPEC Deal?
As Saudi Arabia leads the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in developing a six-month freeze deal, investors and industry officials should consider one key...
Iraq forces launch battle to liberate Mosul from IS
Iraqi forces gather at the Qayyarah military base, about 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul, on October 16, 2016 Iraqi forces have launched a...
Syrian rebels seize ‘doomsday’ village where Islamic State promised final battle
Syrian rebels said they captured the village of Dabiq from Islamic State on Sunday, forcing the jihadist group from a stronghold where it had...
‘A famine unlike any we have ever seen’
As Nigeria battles Islamist terrorists, millions are at risk of starvation. BANKI, Nigeria — They survived Boko Haram. Now many of them are on the...
Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan Bury the Hatchet in an Istanbul Meeting
The leaders are on different sides in Syria's civil war but share an interest in getting past the 2015 shoot-down crisis. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip...
Kerry Opens a New Diplomatic Push for a Cease-Fire in Aleppo
Secretary of State John Kerry will mount a fresh effort on Saturday to pursue a cease-fire for the besieged city of Aleppo by meeting...
U.S. Ship Fires Missiles at Yemeni Rebel Sites
WASHINGTON — An American warship stationed off the coast of Yemen fired cruise missiles on Thursday at radar installations that the Pentagon said had...
Are Libyans abandoning democracy in search of stability?
It has been nearly five years since Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi was captured and killed by Libyan rebels near his hometown of Sirte...
Is Russia pulling Turkey away from the West?
A bi-national meeting was held in Moscow Oct. 2, bringing together Ahmet Tunc — an adviser of Melih Gokcek, the mayor of Ankara and a...