Libya's Foreign Minister Mohammad Taher Siala discussed the conflict in his country with the secretary of Russia's security council on Thursday in Moscow, the council said. Siala and Nikolai Patrushev also discussed counter-terrorism measures, the statement said.

Turkey's inflation rate edged up to almost 11 percent in April, official statistics showed Thursday, adding to fears that the economy is overheating less than two months ahead of elections. Consumer prices rose 10.85 percent in April from the same month the year earlier, the Turkish...

Air France is cutting its Joon subsidiary's service between Paris and Tehran to the summer season only, blaming a poor economic performance over two years in operation. "Air France has decided to adapt its programme to better match demand," a spokeswoman said by email, adding that the...