Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Tuesday to expand cross-border operations against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, following the killing of 13 Turkish soldiers, police and civilians who had been abducted by Kurdish insurgents. In a speech to his ruling party’s...

Israeli forces detained two senior Hamas leaders in overnight raids in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to local sources. Yasser Mansour and Adnan Asfour were arrested when Israeli forces raided their homes in Nablus in the northern West Bank, the sources told Anadolu Agency....

 Iranian and Russian militaries have kicked off a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean aimed at boosting the security of maritime trade in the region, Iran’s state TV reported Tuesday. The TV said units from Iran’s Navy and the powerful Revolutionary Guard’s navy will take part...

As revolution swept their region in 2011, three young Libyans joined mass protests against Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rule. They now live divided by Libya's frontlines, their futures irrevocably shaped by the uprising. The first demonstrations against Gaddafi's rule began in the eastern...