Massive demonstrations in Beirut ended Saturday evening with protesters giving the government a three-day deadline for bringing corrupt officials to account, ending months of political paralysis and resolving a weeks-long sanitation crisis. Initially, dozens of protesters had refused...

Turkey marked the anniversary of the decisive battle in the War of Independence on Sunday. Victory Day, which commemorates the Battle of Dumlupinar in 1922 against Greek forces, saw President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, senior officials and high-ranking military staff lay a wreath at Anitkabir,...

 A child and a police officer were killed in two separate attacks in Diyarbakir province in southeast Turkey Sunday following the breakdown of a cease-fire between the government and Kurdish militants, security sources said. Fighting between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)...

Iran's military capability has not been affected by its nuclear deal last month with six world powers, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, moving to reassure hardliners that the deal was no sign of Iranian weakness. "With regards to our defensive capability, we did not and...