The anti-Daesh coalition on Thursday says a U.S. military helicopter carrying seven American troops crashed in western Iraq. "Rescue teams are responding to the scene of the downed aircraft at this time," Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR) said in a...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday spoke over the phone to discuss bilateral and Turkey-EU relations, and regional issues, according to diplomatic sources. During the conversation, Erdogan congratulated Merkel for being re-elected to a fourth...

  With less than two weeks before elections, Egypt's president says he's prepared to personally join security forces battling Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula. The outcome of the March 26-28 election is a foregone conclusion, with general-turned-president Abdel-Fattah...

The U.S. believes that the humanitarian situation in Gaza requires immediate attention, the White House said Tuesday. "The situation in Gaza must be solved for humanitarian reasons and for ensuring the security of Egypt and Israel," it said in a written statement following a conference...