Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly denounced Russia for dragging the name of his family members into allegations of illegal oil dealings with the terrorist organization Daesh. "Dragging my family into this issue is the unethical side of the incident; earlier, Iranian...

Egypt has reopened its border with the Gaza Strip in both directions for the first time in months. Thousands of Palestinians are lining up Thursday at the Rafah crossing in hopes of leaving the isolated enclave. Gaza's borders are largely sealed by an Israeli and Egyptian blockade. It's...

Russia has started the delivery of its S-300 air defense systems to Iran, TASS news agency quoted an aide to President Vladimir Putin as saying on Thursday. "The contract is being implemented, (deliveries of S-300s) are starting," the agency quoted Vladimir Kozhin as saying.  

Russia 's defence ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq. Moscow and Ankara have been locked in a war of words since last...