Anime fans in war-torn Iraq have flocked to the country's annual festival celebrating Japanese animation and comic book culture. Thousands of Iraqis turned up on Friday for the Otaku Matsuri convention in the capital Baghdad dressed up as their favourite anime characters, local media...

Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin on Saturday called for an end to racism, xenophobia and discrimination. In a column in local Daily Sabah titled: “Erdogan's Vatican visit promises hope for global peace” Kalin praised Pope Francis' message of inclusiveness and openness....

Egypt's air force pounded militant targets in northern and central Sinai early Saturday, the military said, the second day of an assault to try and crush an insurgency that has killed hundreds of people since 2013. President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who is seeking re-election in March,...

Turkish police have detained 31 suspected Islamic State members in Istanbul who were preparing to launch an attack, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday. Police raided six addresses in three districts of the city, Anadolu said, without giving details on when the operations...