An aircraft modeled by a Turkish designer was rewarded for its perfection at the German Design Award 2019. Created by the design center Designnobis team led by its founder Hakan Gursu, the Turkish Eagle Alpina received the "Excellent Product Design" award. The aircraft is expected to be...

One person was killed and four were missing after a gas explosion tore through a multi-storey residential building in southern Russia early on Monday, authorities said. The blast, in the town of Shakhty in the southern Rostov region, destroyed several apartments on the top two floors of the...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday after meeting his Japanese counterpart that Tokyo must recognise Moscow's sovereignty over all of the disputed south Kuril islands in order for peace talks to continue. The two diplomats met for the first time since leaders of Japan and...

He has survived eight years of war and billions of dollars in money and weapons aimed at toppling him. Now Syrian President Bashar Assad is poised to be readmitted to the fold of Arab nations, a feat once deemed unthinkable as he forcefully crushed the uprising against his family’s rule....

Stephen Curry scored 48 points, including 11 3-pointers as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday evening in the NBA. In the 119-114 victory, Kevin Durant also scored 28 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 5 assists for an all-around performance....

Israeli Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General, Gadi Eisenkot has described the situation in the Gaza Strip as "very explosive".  "The situation there [Gaza Strip] is very explosive,” Eisenkot told the Israeli Broadcast Authority.  “Israel is also ready for the possibility of...

Ankara will not shrink from threats by U.S. President Donald Trump, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday. "We have repeatedly said that we are never afraid of threats. Threatening Turkey economically will get you nowhere," Cavusoglu told a news conference with his...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short his Middle East tour and head home early to attend a family funeral, an official said on Monday. "Secretary Pompeo will return to the United States after his meetings in Muscat, Oman," State Department deputy spokesman Robert Palladino said...

A Palestinian teenager succumbed to his wounds on Monday three days after being shot by Israeli forces during clashes on the Gaza border, the health ministry in the coastal enclave said. In a statement, health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said Abdul Raouf Salha, 14, "died as a...

Afghan Taliban on Sunday claimed U.S. and Afghan forces raided their detention center in northwestern Afghanistan and released 40 Daesh terrorists. In a statement, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the raid was carried out in the Panj Buz area of Jwand district in the province...

At least seven people were killed when a Boeing 707 cargo plane operated by Kirgizstan Airlines crashed while landing in Iran on Monday, according to Iran’s ISNA news agency.  According to the report, 16 crew members were aboard the doomed aircraft, seven of whom have been killed...

A Syrian refugee woman is in critical condition after setting herself on fire at a refugee camp near the Jordanian border due to lack of enough food.  The suicide attempt took place at Al-Rukban refugee camp near Syria’s border with Jordan as the woman helplessly watched her...

President Donald Trump warned Turkey on Sunday of economic devastation if it attacks Kurdish forces in the wake of the US troop pullout from Syria, while also urging the Kurds not to "provoke" Ankara. Trump took to Twitter to reveal some of his latest thoughts in the slow drip-drip of...

  Preparations are underway as Lebanon begins the week with another battering from fierce winds and heavy rainfall, this time from storm Miriam, the Lebanese Daily Star reported.  Due to the snowy forecast,  at least 847 Syrian refugees had to relocate due to damage to...

Turkey on Sunday commemorated the seventh death anniversary of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' founding father Rauf Denktas, who passed away in 2012 . "I remember the founding President of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and pioneer of Cyprus cause Rauf Denktas, at seventh...

 The top US diplomat, on an extensive Middle East tour, embarked on his second politically sensitive visit to Saudi Arabia since Khashoggi's October 2 murder inside its Istanbul consulate sparked an international outcry. "We will continue to have a conversation with the crown prince...

The president of the opposition-controlled but sidelined National Assembly was released less than an hour after being arrested by Venezuelan intelligence agents on Sunday, his  wife said. Juan Guaido had directly challenged the legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro as the president was sworn in...

Saudi Minister for Petroleum and Energy Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz confirmed that his country will establish an oil refinery in Pakistan's southwestern strategic port city of Gwadar at a cost of $10 billion, local media reported on Sunday. The agreement is likely to be signed during a proposed...

 A Palestinian wounded by Israeli fire during Gaza border protests and   clashes three weeks ago has died from his wounds, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said Sunday. Anwar Quday, 33, was wounded in the neck east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, said...

  A transatlantic tiff over Europe's natural gas supply came to the boil  Sunday, as Donald Trump's ambassador to Germany threatened firms involved in a pipeline from Russia with sanctions. At stake is a mixture of economic and security interests for Moscow, Washington, Berlin and...