It was a subdued Christmas Eve in the historic birthplace of Jesus on Sunday, with spirits dampened by recent violence sparked by President Donald Trump's recognition of nearby Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Crowds were thinner than previous years, with visitors deterred by clashes that...

Turkey is working with Russia to evacuate around 500 people from the besieged Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. “There are around 500 people, including 170 children and women who need urgent humanitarian aid,” Erdogan said ahead of...

Iraq has invited companies to submit statements of interest in building a new pipeline from the northern city of Kirkuk to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan. The state-run Oil Projects Company said Sunday the 350-kilometer pipeline will carry up to one million barrels a day. It says...

Up to 10,000 people stranded in refugee camps and detention centers in Libya could be relocated to Europe in 2018, the Italian government said Sunday. The initiative would be part of an attempt by EU countries to address the deteriorating conditions in Libya, where thousands of people...