Tension flared at Greece’s mainland border with Turkey early on Friday as volleys of tear gas were fired from the Turkish side of the fence towards Greek border guards. There has been a standoff in the border area of Kastanies since Feb. 28, when Ankara said it would no longer hold back...

Syrian air defence responded to Israeli missiles targeting the south and centre of the country, state media said early Thursday. "Our air defence confronted an Israeli missile attack in the southwest of Quneitra province" in the south and also in a central region, SANA news agency said....

Israeli fighter jets fired missiles towards military positions in central Syria early on Thursday, according to Syrian state media and an opposition war monitor. State news agency SANA said that Israeli warplanes launched the missiles while flying over Lebanon's airspace, and reported...

Turkish security forces launched an operation to hunt attackers near the Iranian frontier on Monday after one Turkish customs agent was killed when a rocket hit an armoured bus carrying customs staff. The rocket struck the vehicle's front wheel around 0550 GMT on Monday, Interior Minister...