Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu appear to be headed to a runoff as preliminary results show neither candidate winning a majority of the votes in Sunday's election.
Tens of Thousands of demonstrators have held rallies across the occupied territories for the 19th consecutive week to denounce Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned judicial reforms.
An Iranian lawmaker says the Embassies of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Arab Republic of Egypt will resume activities in both countries in the near future, following a historic reconciliation deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Polls opened on Sunday in Turkey’s fiercely fought presidential and parliamentary elections that could bring an end to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule.
Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza have agreed to a truce, officially in place since 10 pm (19:00 GMT), Palestinian officials have confirmed, signaling an end to the worst episode of the cross-border fire since a 10-day war in 2021. The clashes have claimed the lives of more than 30 Palestinians including women and children.
Almost 800 Palestinians have been displaced by the Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip, which began on Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Social Development.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held his last election rallies in Istanbul on Saturday. He has accused the opposition of working with US President Joe Biden to topple him while making a final appeal ahead of the biggest challenge to his 20-year rule.
Israeli soldiers have fatally shot two Palestinians and injured several others in a raid on the Balata refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Israeli fighter jets also launched a fresh round of strikes on several locations in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the fifth consecutive day of its air raids against the besieged enclave.
The US will bolster its defensive posture with heightened patrols in the Persian Gulf after Iran confiscated two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, according to a US National Security Council spokesperson.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a deadly campaign of bombardment and assassinations in the Gaza Strip in an attempt to divert attention away from the crisis in Israel, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary of Hezbollah, has stated.
At least two Palestinians, including a senior leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), have been killed and several others wounded on the fourth consecutive day of Israeli bombardment on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical officials have confirmed.
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has once again accused the US government of attempting to interfere in his country’s upcoming presidential election.
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have unveiled a bill intended to bar the American government from recognizing Bashar al-Assad as Syria's president and to enhance Washington's ability to impose sanctions, a warning to other countries normalizing relations with Damascus.
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the main election rival of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, issued a warning to Russia, accusing Moscow of responsibility for the release of fake material on social media ahead of Sunday's ballot.
Israel has killed 30 Palestinians and injured more than 90 others in air raids on the Gaza Strip since Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry announced on Friday. Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza fired over 800 retaliatory rockets towards Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv.
An Israeli airstrike on south of the Gaza Strip has killed Ahmed Abu Daqqa, a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Palestinian movement has confirmed.
Turkish presidential election candidate Muharrem Ince, one of the four contesting Sunday’s vote, says he is withdrawing from the race, in a potential boost to the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that Tehran will soon appoint an ambassador to Riyadh, following a China-brokered agreement in March that ended a seven-year rupture in Tehran-Riyadh relations.
The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, Syria and Turkey have met in Moscow for high-level talks on resuming relations between Ankara and Damascus after years of animosity during the war. At the end of the meeting, they issued a joint statement, stressing the importance of respecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Israel has staged more airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip for a third consecutive day, killing several Palestinians, including another top commander of the Islamic Jihad. At least 24 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed during the recent Israeli escalation against the besieged enclave so far.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has vowed that Tehran will help further strengthen the Syrian army in face of Israeli raid on the Arab country.
