Turkey's foreign minister has reiterated his country's demand that the Iraqi Kurds cancel a scheduled referendum for independence. Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Baghdad that Turkey's expectation from Irbil, the capital of the autonomous northern Iraqi Kurdish region, is "very plain and...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday what he calls Iran's "aggression" and attempts to expand its military presence in neighboring Syria. Iran is Israel's arch-rival, and Netanyahu along with Israeli security officials...

A top Palestinian official says the Palestinian people are hoping for some clear answers from the U.S. when White House envoy Jared Kushner returns to the region this week. Ahmad Majdalani, a top aide to President Mahmoud Abbas, said the they asked Kushner for the U.S. position on two key...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday vowed Turkey would thwart any attempt by a Kurdish militia it deems "terrorists" to carve out a Kurdish state in northern Syria. Ankara views the Kurdish Peoples' Protection Units (YPG) and the Kurdish Democratic Party (PYD) as a terror group. But the...