The dog days of summer have lived up to their sleepy reputation this year as far as U.S. stocks are concerned, but market gyrations could soon pick up as a traditionally more volatile time of year looms. The S&P 500 index's 1-month realized volatility, a measure of market choppiness over...

European Union foreign ministers toned down their sometimes harsh views on Turkey as they gathered in Slovakia on Friday, although concerns about a crackdown following a failed coup were still running high. Turkey has accused the EU of being slow and half-hearted in its condemnation of the...

By Ethar Abdulhaq (Zaman Al Wasl)- An official document from the regime intelligence revealed the intelligence monitoring the activity of churches, watching the clergymen overseeing them, evaluating them in terms of reputation and political orientation, and their legal, financial and...

 Turkey's army chief signaled no let up in a Syria offensive Washington has criticized for targeting U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters as well as jihadists, and said its successes showed last month's failed coup had not dented the military's power. Turkish-backed forces began the offensive...