Iraqi forces shelled Islamic State targets in Falluja on Tuesday, the second day of an assault to retake the militant stronghold just west of Baghdad, as international concern mounted for the security of civilians. Residents in the city, 50 km (30 miles) from the capital, reported sporadic...

Following his election Sunday as the new leader of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, Binali Yildirim on Tuesday officially took the reins of the premiership. Following a party group meeting at parliament in the capital Ankara, Yildirim went to the Cankaya Palace to take...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will chair the first meeting of Turkey’s new cabinet on Wednesday in Ankara, according to presidential sources. Turkey's 65th government cabinet was announced on Tuesday by the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s newly elected chairman Binali Yildirim...

(Writing by Ismail Ayoub; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Disaster of the EgyptAir jet that crashed with 66 people abroad in the Mediterranean last Thursday has become a matter of global public matter in regard to the causes of the crash, as till now, nothing can rule out...