German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Wednesday defended a leaked government report alleging Turkey was a hub for Islamist groups, a charge that has further strained tensions with Ankara, a key partner in efforts to stem mass migration. Turkey and Germany have had a series of disputes...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Rebel shelling in Syria's battered northern city of Aleppo killed 12 people including a child Wednesday, state media said. State television announced "12 martyrs including a child and several wounded after terrorists shelled the Salaheddin" district in the city's...

Turkish police have detained at least 24 people working for a pro-Kurdish newspaper since it was banned this week on suspicion of supporting Kurdish militants, the newspaper said. The detentions bring the number of imprisoned Turkish media workers to 99, based on figures from the European...

(The Daily Star)- The Lebanese Army said Wednesday that four Syrian nationals who had arrested for their alleged links to militant groups were referred to the judiciary. An army statement said Abdallah Muhammad Zakariya, Abdel Halim Abdel Hakim Bakkar, Ahmad Abdel Hamid Shehadeh and Muhammad...