Turkish banking sector posted a 4.5 billion Turkish lira ($1.2 billion) net profit in January this year, according to the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) on Friday. In January, the net profit of the sector recorded a 22.7 percent rise year-on-year, compared to 3.7...

A Palestinian youth was martyred -- and another four injured -- in clashes with Israeli troops that erupted in the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to witnesses. The clashes followed a weekly demonstration against the recent U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s...

Three people were injured Friday by a car-bomb attack on a checkpoint near Libya’s eastern city of Ajdabiya, a stronghold for forces loyal to military commander Khalifa Haftar, according to a local security source. The source, who spoke to Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity,...

At least three people were killed on Friday -- and another four injured -- in two separate attacks by unknown perpetrators in Baghdad, according to a local police source. “Unidentified gunmen stormed a house early Friday in Baghdad’s eastern Al-Mashtaal district, killing a doctor...