Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday called for making use of constitutional articles allowing the use of popular referendums with a view to deciding contentious national issues. In a statement released by his office, Rouhani said: “We should benefit from constitutional options...

Turkish police Monday detained the former co-leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party, an official said, just two days after she handed over her job to a successor. Serpil Kemalbay was taken by police in Ankara in front of her home over her criticism of Turkey's three week offensive...

Turkey’s president said on Tuesday that last night’s incident between Turkish and Greek boats in the Aegean was concluded without any problem. “From the beginning, we told the Greek side ‘Don’t do such things and also don’t get us in trouble. Let’s stop these skirmishes in...

Palestinians subject to Israel’s policy of “administrative detention”, by which suspects can be held indefinitely without trial or charge, have announced plans to “boycott” Israeli military courts to protest their ongoing incarceration. “We declare a comprehensive and...