Recounts of local election votes in Istanbul ended on Wednesday and the main opposition candidate said he expected to be installed as mayor despite an appeal by President Tayyip Erdogan’s party to re-run the election in Turkey’s largest city. Initial results from the March 31 local...

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that the United States' reaction to floods that killed dozens of people had revealed Washington's "vicious" nature. At least 76 people have died after torrential rainfall which has also caused billions of dollars worth of damage since March 19....

Israeli forces rounded up nine Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the military on Wednesday.  In a statement, the army said that the individuals had been detained for “suspected involvement in popular hostile activities”. ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday met with Iranain Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who arrived in Ankara to brief him on his meeting with Syria's President Bashar Assad. Turkey supports Syrian opposition rebels and Iran backs Assad in Syria's long war, but the two...