Turkey’s hopes of joining the European Union are fading, the bloc’s executive said on Wednesday, blaming authoritarian rule for worse conditions in courts, prisons and the economy. Still considered a security ally, Turkey’s candidacy to join the world’s largest trading group is...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signaled on Wednesday that talks with the United States might be possible if Washington lifted sanctions, days after U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal with Tehran on its nuclear programme was conceivable. Washington withdrew last year from a 2015...

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Wednesday dismissed remarks by U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton that Iranian naval mines were likely used in attacks on oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates this month. Abbas Mousavi was quoted as saying by Fars news agency:...

Hundreds of travellers remained stranded in the Sudanese capital Wednesday as bus terminal staff stopped work for a second day in support of protesters demanding the ruling generals step down. In a bid to step up the pressure on the military council which took power after ousting longtime...