Turkey will improve its cooperation with Libya and is ready to provide military support for the Tripoli-based governmment or back joint steps in the eastern Mediterranean, broadcaster NTV cited President Tayyip Erdogan as saying Wednesday. Last month, Turkey and Libya's internationally...

An Israeli aircraft hit Tuesday what the military said was an armed Palestinian seen approaching the Israeli border fence in Gaza. "A short while ago, troops spotted an armed terrorist approaching the security fence in the southern Gaza Strip," an army statement said. An Israeli...

Lebanon’s parliament speaker and caretaker prime minister warned against strife on Tuesday after clashes between supporters of Shi’ite groups and security forces overnight stirred fears of further political and economic turmoil. Lebanon has been gripped by protests since Oct. 17,...

An Iraqi lawmaker was Tuesday sentenced to six years jail time for graft after being caught in a sting operation, in a rare trial in a country wracked by government corruption. Mahmud Mullah Talal was arrested in late November, just as he himself was trying to bring down the industry...