Over 100 residential areas across almost 1,000 kilometers of northern Syria have been cleared of terrorists since the start of Operation Euphrates Shield, Turkey’s military said on Sunday. In a statement, the Turkish General Staff also said a total of 1,657 Daesh targets had been destroyed...

Israel's military has imposed a curfew on the occupied West Bank for the duration of a Jewish holiday beginning Sunday evening, Israel radio reported. A military spokesperson said checkpoints between Israel and the West Bank and Gaza have also been closed until Tuesday, except for humanitarian...

Turkey's parliament passed a motion on Saturday to extend a mandate that allows military action against terror organizations in neighboring Syria and Iraq for one more year.  The parliament convened on Saturday, on the first day of a new parliamentary session to discuss the current...

Three PKK terrorists were “neutralized” in an operation in southeastern Hakkari province's Cukurca district on Friday, according to the army. The Turkish General Staff said in a statement on Saturday the terrorists were preparing an attack. In addition, three terrorists were killed by a...

Turkey’s military said on Saturday it destroyed over 10 Daesh targets in northern Syria with artillery and tank fire. In a statement, the army said terrorist targets in the Uvaysiyah, Cubban and Tal-Atiyah regions were hit by dozens of rounds from howitzers, rocket launchers and armor....

The Turkish military hit more than 100 Daesh targets in northern Syria on Friday as part of the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield, according to a military source.  In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said 99 Daesh targets in such areas as Tal Atiyah or Uwayshiyyah had been hit...

Thousands of Jordanians on Friday staged a protest march in capital Amman to condemn a gas purchasing agreement signed earlier this week between Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom. Demonstrators from across Jordan’s political spectrum marched from the Al-Husseini Mosque in central Amman to the...

Israel on Friday paid Turkey $20 million in compensation over the 2010 Mavi Marmara tragedy involving a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Turkish diplomatic sources said. On Aug. 20, Turkish parliament approved a deal, involving Tel Aviv paying $20 million to the families of the victims as part of a...

The number of refugees caught trying to reach Greek islands from Turkey via the Aegean Sea doubled in September compared to August, according to Turkish Coast Guard data. Trying to make the perilous journey by sea, 3,300 refugees were held by the Turkish Coast Guard in September, the peak of...

Saudi Arabia has expressed its "serious concern" over proposed legislation in the U.S. that would allow the victims of terrorist attacks to sue the foreign governments deemed responsible. "The adoption of such a law is a source of great concern to countries that object to the notion of...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shook hands and exchanged brief words at the funeral on Friday of Shimon Peres, the former Israeli leader who won international acclaim for peacemaking with the Palestinians. U.S. President Barack Obama and...

A village guard was martyred and two soldiers injured early Friday by a bomb planted along a highway by the PKK terrorist organization in Turkey's southeastern Sirnak province. According to military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity due to security concerns, PKK terrorists...

Turkey's Prime Minister on Thursday stressed increased cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the fight against terrorism in Ankara. Binali Yildirim discussed bilateral ties and regional issues during a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and First Deputy Prime Minister Muhammad bin Nayef,...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Masoud Barzani, president of northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), have agreed on a military plan to retake the Daesh-held city of Mosul. "Discussions held with President Barzani today [Thursday] tackled the upcoming campaign to retake...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will attend the funeral of former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres on Friday, according to a Palestinian official. "President Abbas will attend the funeral, along with a number of Palestinian officials," Mohamed al-Madani, a Palestine Liberation...

Iraqi troops have recaptured the Al-Buthiab area in Anbar province’s Ramadi Island region from the Daesh terrorist group, General Ismail al-Mahlawi, head of the army’s Anbar Operations Command, said Thursday. "Al-Buthiab has been retaken," he said. "Daesh militants fled the area after...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to pay a rare visit to Jerusalem on Friday to attend the funeral of former Israeli leader Shimon Peres, a Palestinian official said on Thursday. It was not immediately clear if the occasion would yield anything more than handshakes with Israeli Prime...

Businesspeople who invest in Turkey were unimpressed by Moody's recent ratings cut in light of the country's favorable demographics and good growth potential, said Carsten Hesse, strategist at Berenberg banking and investment, on Thursday. Hesse spoke to Anadolu Agency about the structure...

Extending a state of emergency for another three months would be beneficial for Turkey as it requires more time to eradicate the threat from terrorist groups after a failed coup attempt in July, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. Speaking a day after Turkey's National Security...

Three village guards were martyred and two others injured Thursday in a PKK terrorist attack in the southeast corner of Turkey. Security sources told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity due to the restrictions on speaking to media that PKK terrorists attacked village guards who were in...