Neither Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga nor will any Shia militia will enter the Mosul proper, as Iraqi forces prepare to retake the city, the second in command at the State Department told lawmakers Thursday. Hailing the highly anticipated offensive as the “culmination” of the counter-Daesh...

Businesspeople who invest in Turkey were unimpressed by Moody's recent ratings cut in light of the country's favorable demographics and good growth potential, said Carsten Hesse, strategist at Berenberg banking and investment, on Thursday. Hesse spoke to Anadolu Agency about the structure...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Despite all evidence that disclaim it and confirm it to be a failed act, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chose to quote the German journalist Yorgen Tundhover interview with a person who claimed to be al-Nusra Front leader (so called by the acclaimed leader and the...

Extending a state of emergency for another three months would be beneficial for Turkey as it requires more time to eradicate the threat from terrorist groups after a failed coup attempt in July, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. Speaking a day after Turkey's National Security...