The normalization of relations between Turkey and Russia will help both countries find new effective ways for a solution to Syrian crisis, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday. Lavrov made the remarks at a joint press conference with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar...

At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured in a car bombing in Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, according to a security and medical source. A car-bomb exploded at a marketplace in al-Rashidiya, a Shia-majority district in northern Baghdad, Interior Ministry official Nazim...

The United States is stepping up its military campaign against Islamic State by sending hundreds more troops to assist Iraqi forces in an expected push on the city of Mosul, the militants' largest stronghold, later this year. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made the...

Turkey is in the process of giving citizenship to Syrians who have never been involved in any terrorism related activities and who are seen as “useful” to the country, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference following a Cabinet meeting in the...