(The Guardian)- A landmark case due to be heard by the high court in Istanbul over alleged crimes committed by Israel during the 2010 aid flotilla to Gaza could be dropped as a result of a bilateral agreement signed in June. The Turkish court is expected to hold a hearing on Wednesday aimed...

(The Daily Star)-  Lebanon public drivers Tuesday continued with their strike which caused the country's automotive inspection centers to shut down until the state takes control of the facilities. Truckers and taxi drivers in the capital Beirut, in the eastern city of Zahle, and in...

Yemeni President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi has agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire that could be extended, the war-torn country's foreign minister said Monday, a day after international calls for a truce. "The President agreed to a 72 hrs ceasefire to be extended if the other party adheres to it",...

The Turkish capital Ankara on Monday banned all public gatherings and demonstrations until the end of November after receiving information about potential terror attacks, the governor's office said. The Ankara governorate said in a statement that all such meetings had been prohibited until...