A Turkish court Thursday sentenced a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish opposition party to 16 years and 8 months in prison, broadcaster CNN Turk and other media said, nearly one year after his arrest over terror charges. Idris Baluken, a lawmaker for the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic...

Iran's army chief said Thursday police forces had already quelled anti-government unrest that has killed 21 people but that his troops were ready to intervene if needed, official media reported, as new state-sponsored protests were held. The anti-government demonstrations, which seem to...

Iranian authorities are concerned that nationwide unrest will undermine the religious establishment and want to stamp out the protests quickly, government officials say.  But the person with the most to lose is President Hassan Rouhani. While several senior officials said there was...

A Palestinian youth was martyred on Wednesday after he was shot by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. “Musab Firas Tamimi, 17, was killed after he was shot in the neck from short distance during clashes with Israeli troops in Der...