Turkey has ordered the arrest of 82 military personnel over suspected links to the network accused by Ankara of carrying out an attempted coup in 2016, the state-run Anadolu news agency said Tuesday. Ankara blames U.S.-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed...

Iran's stock market is thriving, despite US sanctions which have battered its economy and an uncertain future as geopolitical tensions soar in the Gulf. Tehran Stock Exchange was buzzing Monday after the latest spike in a 12-month bull market, which veteran trader Mohsen said was mostly...

A Palestinian man who was killed by Israeli police during clashes in east Jerusalem last week has been laid to rest after his body was released to his family. Authorities had held the body of 20-year-old Mohammad Obeid since he was fatally shot last Thursday. The shooting sparked three...

 Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi issued a decree on Monday heavily curbing the powers of mostly Iranian-backed Shiite militias and forcing them to integrate more closely into the formal armed forces. The militias, which helped Iraqi and U.S.-led international coalition forces to...