Turkey reported 3,045 more COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry data released Friday. The country's overall tally now stands at 407,939, the ministry announced. A total of 2,010 more patients recovered over the past day, bringing the tally to 348,804,...

 Political turmoil over the resignation of Turkey’s once powerful finance minister has a silver lining for President Tayyip Erdogan, offering a chance to ease tensions in his ruling party over the influential and divisive figure. Berat Albayrak, Erdogan’s son-in-law, said he was...

Thousands of elderly women in Beirut whose lives were upended by a huge blast in August now face destitution, as Lebanon buckles under financial crisis and a COVID-19 lockdown, charities said. The United Nations (U.N.) and aid agencies said older women living alone made up almost one in 10...

Jordan's interior minister resigned on Thursday after a public outcry at gatherings and troubles in the aftermath of parliamentary elections that breached a five-day national lockdown aimed at curbing a surge in COVID-19 cases, state media said. Interior Minister Tawfiq al Halalmah said he...