Iraqi troops have recaptured the Al-Buthiab area in Anbar province’s Ramadi Island region from the Daesh terrorist group, General Ismail al-Mahlawi, head of the army’s Anbar Operations Command, said Thursday. "Al-Buthiab has been retaken," he said. "Daesh militants fled the area after...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to pay a rare visit to Jerusalem on Friday to attend the funeral of former Israeli leader Shimon Peres, a Palestinian official said on Thursday. It was not immediately clear if the occasion would yield anything more than handshakes with Israeli Prime...

Businesspeople who invest in Turkey were unimpressed by Moody's recent ratings cut in light of the country's favorable demographics and good growth potential, said Carsten Hesse, strategist at Berenberg banking and investment, on Thursday. Hesse spoke to Anadolu Agency about the structure...

Extending a state of emergency for another three months would be beneficial for Turkey as it requires more time to eradicate the threat from terrorist groups after a failed coup attempt in July, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. Speaking a day after Turkey's National Security...