(Reuters) - Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi appointed his former prime minister as vice president on Sunday, a move apparently aimed at improving the chances of a peaceful settlement to the civil war that forced Hadi to flee to  Saudi Arabia . "The president issued an...

(Reuters) - Palestinian police said on Wednesday they had extended their security control in parts of the occupied West Bank following a deal with  Israel , launching armed patrols for the first time in towns near Jerusalem. Louy Izriqat, spokesman for Palestinian police, said...

Ending the Kurdish insurgency in Turkey's impoverished southeast would unlock trade with  Iran , Iraq and eventually Syria, and kick-start a local economy long left behind by the rest of the country. Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan said last...

(Middle East Eye)- Hours after the Iraqi prime minister announced the 'liberation' of Tikrit on Tuesday, US officials said Islamic State group still control parts of the city. "Parts of the city remain under (IS's) control and there is still work to be done," Major Kim Michelsen,...