
TURKEY
Turkey defies EU over terror laws
Turkey’s president rejects the European Union's calls to change the country's terror laws in return for visa-free travel.

Turkey’s president rejects the European Union's calls to change the country's terror laws in return for visa-free travel.

Iran says it will take over rival Qatar in producing natural gas from a major field that both share.

The Hezbollah chief says vows that the resistance movements will emerge stronger from attacks and assassinations.

Dozens of protesters demonstrate in Bahrain to express solidarity with political prisoners and jailed dissidents.

NIOC Director for International Affairs Mohsen Qamsari has told reporters that any new increase in Iran’s oil exports will depend on market conditions and its domestic capabilities.

Nine people are killed and nearly a dozen others injured in two separate bomb attacks near the Iraqi capital.

Afghan special forces free prisoners in the hands of Taliban in Helmand.

A top Iranian official says Saudi Arabia must stop interfering in Middle East countries.

Donald Trump says he is not ready to support US House Speaker Paul Ryan’s agenda, hitting back at the Republican who criticized the billionaire’s White House bid.

Seven people are killed in a bomb attack at a market in Yemen's Ma'rib.

The FBI is likely to interview Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the next few weeks about her use of a private email server.

Syria complains to the UN about the continued Saudi, Qatari and Turkish support for the Takfiri militants fighting in the war-ravaged Arab country.

A shooting near Las Vegas, Nevada, has killed a mother and father and wounded their two children.

The Syrian military denies reports that its warplanes conducted airstrikes against a camp for internally displaced people near the border with Turkey.

India's Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says a deal has been reached with Iran to clear $6.4 billion in oil dues to the country through European banks.

Hamas chief warns the resistance group will not keep silent on a new wave of Israeli incursion into Gaza.

A senior Hezbollah official says Saudi Arabia supports Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands.

Some 8,000 Canadians are airlifted from the Fort McMurray area as a wildfire rages nearby.