US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, the man blamed by Turkey for a failed coup attempt a year ago, on Friday again denied any involvement in what he called a "despicable putsch," and called on Ankara to end its "witch hunt" of his followers. "Accusations against me related to the...

Turkey dismissed several thousand police, ministry staff and academics in a decree one day before the anniversary of last year's attempted coup, extending a purge of state officials, a decree published on Friday showed. Turkey has sacked or suspended more than 150,000 officials since the...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-led coalition killed 9 people, mostly children, in airstrikes hit Raqqa neighborhoods in support for Kurdish-led forces that grip on the de facto capital of ISIS, local monitoring group said Friday. Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently said the the U.S....

 Iraqi forces faced further pockets of resistance from Islamic State militants in Mosul's Old City on Friday, four days after the prime minister declared victory. Iraqi army helicopters flew overhead and explosions could be heard, residents said, while videos of alleged revenge attacks...