Some national borders are determined by natural phenomena like seas, mountains and rivers. Most, however, are created by people. This means ...

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at Israel during a visit to Pakistan, speaking up in defense of Palestinians in Gaza and condemning ideas of forcibly displacing them from their ...

The transitional process will be fraught with challenges, but the Syrian people deserve a peaceful, stable and prosperous ...

Qatar and Turkey, one-time rivals of the UAE over ... Moscow hopes to maintain its air and sea base in Syria on the ...

Turkey seeks to extend its control in Syria, pushing a colonial-style administration while targeting Kurdish forces. It ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sees the upheaval in neighboring Syria as an opportunity to thwart Kurdish nationalism.

Analysis: From revamping the economy to political, military, and bureaucratic capacity building, Turkey will have a key influence in shaping the new Syria.

Fighter jets of the Israel Air Force on Sunday night attacked an underground tunnel in the Bekaa region in Lebanon, that ...

Some who left the country in successive waves of emigration have felt drawn back to aid recovery efforts after the bloody and ...

Lebanese army stepped up security measures along the border, increasing the number of checkpoints, surveillance and patrols ...