A series of explosions rocked an ammunition depot in Turkey's Hatay province, near the Syrian border, early Friday and nearby homes were evacuated but there were no reports of casualties, Turkish broadcaster NTV said. The cause of the blasts, at around 3:30 am (0030 GMT) in Hatay's Reyhanli...

The Turkish Central Bank has dismissed its chief economist Hakan Kara and some department managers after a decision by the bank's assembly, a document seen by Reuters showed Friday. Among those dismissed were the bank's research and monetary policy general manager Pinar Ozlu and markets...

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri indicated that solutions to a political crisis that has paralyzed his government were almost within reach following a meeting on Thursday with President Michel Aoun. The crisis spiraled out of a deadly June 30 shooting in the Chouf mountains that...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said no one is authorized to speak to Iran on behalf of the United States and he accused French President Emmanuel Macron of sending "mixed signals" to Tehran over possible talks. "I know Emmanuel means well, as do all others, but nobody speaks for...