Turkey on Wednesday confirmed 1,212 new cases of the coronavirus bringing the tally to 244,392, according to Health Minister Fahrettin Koca. The country also confirmed 934 more recoveries, pushing the total to 227,089, said Koca. Meanwhile, 18 more people lost their lives to the virus...

Lebanon may be in line for $298 million in emergency aid after the Beirut port blast, but the more than $30 billion that some estimate it may need to rebuild its shattered economy will not be forthcoming without reform. Such change could be stalled by the resignation of Lebanon's...

French President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday warned Iran against any interference in Lebanon after the gigantic blast last week that has prompted a political crisis in the country. In telephone talks with President Hassan Rouhani, Macron emphasized the "necessity for all the powers...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, pledged help Wednesday to Lebanon following last week's devastating blast in Beirut port, the Russian foreign ministry said. The two men also agreed during a telephone conversation on the...