New U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia Saturday on the first stop of his hastily-arranged visit to the Middle East as decisions on the Iran nuclear deal and a review of the U.S. role in Syria loom large. A State Department official said the visit to Riyadh,...

Former Turkish head of state Abdullah Gul on Saturday ruled out running for the presidency in June, dousing fevered speculation he would challenge incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The polls are significant because under constitutional changes approved in an April 2017 referendum, Turkey...

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman reiterated Friday that Israel will not allow Iran to establish a foothold in Syria that would pose a threat to his country. "What our problem is and what we will not allow is for Iranians to establish a base in Syria against Israel," Lieberman...

U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford spoke with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar over the phone on Friday, according to the Pentagon.  "The two leaders discussed the current security environment in Syria and the Middle East in addition to other mutual items...