A leading member of Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Sunday said his movement had not been invited to attend next month’s scheduled meeting of the Palestinian National Council (PNC). “This is a coup against legitimacy represented by Hamas, which holds the most seats in the...

Turkey marked the anniversary of the decisive battle in the War of Independence on Sunday. Victory Day, which commemorates the Battle of Dumlupinar in 1922 against Greek forces, saw President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, senior officials and high-ranking military staff lay a wreath at Anitkabir,...

 A child and a police officer were killed in two separate attacks in Diyarbakir province in southeast Turkey Sunday following the breakdown of a cease-fire between the government and Kurdish militants, security sources said. Fighting between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)...

Syria's official news agency SANA says a mortar round has hit an upscale central Damascus neighborhood, killing a child and wounding four people. It is not uncommon for Damascus to be shelled. Sunday's attack targeted the posh neighborhood of Abu Rummaneh, which houses hotels and several...