Middle East
Erdogan hails 'special relationship' with Putin ahead of...
Turkey has a "special" and growing relationship with Russian President Vladimir...
Iran condemned after executing three men over recent protests
Iran has been condemned by international watchdogs after it executed three more...
Contentious Flag March attracts thousands of Israelis to...
Thousands of Israelis waving Star of David flags streamed into the Old City of Jerusalem...
Turkey’s Kurdish areas serve as petri dish for illiberal...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been reelected in a runoff that experts...
Two decades on, trauma from America's war continues to...
Two decades after the start of the US-led war in the country, Iraqis say that while...
Voters in Istanbul head to polls for presidential runoff...
Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime...
Voters in Turkey return to polls to decide on opposing...
Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime...
Voting begins in historic Turkey presidential runoff election
Turks began voting on Sunday in a presidential runoff that could see Tayyip Erdogan...
Nationalism is ‘definitely a winner’ in Turkey’s presidential...
Nationalism has been one of the major themes of the Turkish presidential elections, with...
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Iconic museum in Beirut reopens three years after damages...
Lebanon’s Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, three years after a deadly...
Symbolism, history and nationalism put Erdogan in strong...
Emotion trumped economics in the 2023 Turkish presidential campaign, forcing the...
Lebanon's restored Sursock Museum reopens in Beirut
Lebanon's gracious Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, more than two years...
We come, we take pictures, we leave: Gaza's grim routine
Now I come once a year for the annual flare up between Gaza militants in Israel....
Over a dozen 'innocent' Westerners still detained in Iran
Over a dozen Western passport-holders are detained in Iran, even after the release...
US skips UN Nakba event marking dispossession of Palestinians...
The event, the first of its kind to be held by the UN, commemorated the Nakba or...
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Migrants bear the brunt of rising nationalism ahead of...
As Turkey enters the final stretch to Sunday’s crunch presidential runoff, politicians...
Lebanon imposes travel ban on central bank chief following...
A Lebanese judge has banned the country's central bank governor Riad Salameh from...
A far-right nationalist politician may decide Erdogan's...
Sinan Ogan, the third candidate, received 5.2%, enough to swing the runoff vote...
ISS welcomes Saudi astronauts: Rayyanah Barnawi becomes...
The International Space Station has rolled out the welcome mat for two Saudi visitors,...
Ceasefire between Israel and Islamic Jihad appears to hold...
Life in Gaza quickly appeared to be returning to normal Sunday, the morning after...
ISS welcomes Saudi astronauts: Rayyanah Barnawi, the first...
The International Space Station has rolled out the welcome mat for two Saudi visitors,...
Turkish drone strike kills several Yazidi fighters in Iraq
A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq early Tuesday killed three Yazidi fighters...
Israel and Islamic Jihad agree ceasefire after days of...
Israel and Islamic Jihad agreed to a ceasefire Saturday, after days of violence...
Returning to Sinjar: In Iraq, displaced Yazidis struggle...
On May 16, Iraq's Sinjar province saw deadly violence. The positions of a Yazidi...
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in West Bank, says...
Three Palestinian fighters were killed in an overnight Israeli army raid in the...
Saudi Arabia gets new defense minister
Prince Salman bin Abdel Aziz has been tapped to be Saudi Arabia's defense minister,...
Iraqi women trafficked for sex
A report released by a London-based group says thousands of women in post-war Iraq...
Israeli airstrike kills 1, injures 2 in Gaza
The Israeli air force conducted an airstrike Saturday against suspected militants...
SpaceX launches first Saudi astronauts on private flight...
The second-ever private mission to the International Space Station launched Sunday...
Several Iranian border guards killed in southeastern province...
Six Iranian border guards were killed Sunday during clashes with an armed group...
Far-right Israeli Cabinet minister visits sensitive Jerusalem...
An extremist Israeli Cabinet minister visited a sensitive Jerusalem holy site on...
Several Iranian border guards killed in clash southeastern...
Six Iranian border guards were killed Sunday during clashes with an armed group...
A massive new US embassy complex in a tiny Middle East...
A massive new US embassy complex in Lebanon is causing controversy for its sheer...
Assad gets warm welcome at Arab League summit after years...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was given a warm welcome at an Arab summit on Friday,...
Syria's Assad 'creates a problem but presents himself as...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been shunned internationally for over a decade,...
Saudi Arabia's crown prince welcomes Syria's Assad back...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (known as MBS) welcomed Syrian President...
Erdogan's rival has gone through a political makeover ahead...
Analysts say the desire to appeal to today's voters has seen the presidential candidate...
Erdogan's party calls for new elections in Istanbul
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party, known as...
Iran secretly executed teenage boys, human rights group...
Iran secretly executed two 17-year-old teenagers, said the rights group Amnesty...
Egypt's parliament votes to expand Sisi's powers
Egypt's Parliament has approved constitutional changes that will allow President...
Iran executes three men linked to Mahsa Amini protests
Iranian authorities on Friday executed three men convicted of violence against the...
Syria's Assad arrives in Saudi Arabia for Arab League summit...
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived on Thursday in Saudi Arabia to attend a regional...
Israel responds to explosive kites with Gaza strikes
The strikes followed the launch of numerous kites from Gaza that were either carrying...
As fighting edges closer to Hodeidah, the biggest losers...
Footage obtained by CNN offers a rare window into the fight for Yemen's vital port...
Ex-Israeli minister charged with spying for Iran
Former Israeli Minister of Energy Gonen Segev has been arrested and charged with...
War on Captagon key to Syria's return to Arab League
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will attend his first Arab League summit in 12...
Syria's Assad arrives in Saudi Arabia in first visit since...
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived on Thursday in Saudi Arabia to attend a regional...
Israel Defense Forces apologizes for death of journalist...
The Israel Defense Forces has apologized for the death of Al Jazeera journalist...
Israel deploys heavy police presence for annual flag march...
Israel deployed over 2,000 police on Thursday for a march by flag-waving Jewish...
Israel suffers first rocket death in clash with Islamic...
A rocket launched from the Gaza Strip hit a residential building in Israel on Thursday,...
Arab League may have enough votes to bring Syria back into...
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi believes there are enough votes among Arab...
Turkish presidential candidate withdraws in potential boost...
Turkish presidential candidate Muharrem Ince has pulled out of the race, in a potential...
Hundreds of rockets fired at Israel amid deadly IDF airstrikes...
Israel's army and Palestinian militants exchanged heavy cross-border fire on Wednesday,...
Syria’s Assad to attend Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will attend an Arab League summit Friday in Saudi...
Turkey's presidential election: Erdogan headed for historic...
Turkey's presidential election is headed to a run-off on May 28, when Recep Tayyip...
Israel-Gaza conflict: Debunking fake news surrounding recent...
Did a shower of rockets invade Israel? Did sirens sound over a Tel Aviv beach? After...
Kilicdaroglu faces ‘real uphill battle’ after Erdogan nearly...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan surprised many observers yet again by nearly winning the Turkish...
Sudan peace talks make progress, mediation source says:...
Peace talks between Sudan's warring Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces have made...
Out of the cold? After Arab League summit, UAE invites...
Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad received an invitation to attend the upcoming...
Unbeatable Erdogan? Turkey's president proves polls wrong...
Turkey's leader of 20 years has done it again. Recep Tayyip Erdogan magnanimously...
Debunking fake news about the first round of Turkish elections
Did crowds gather to celebrate the "victory" of Kemal Kilicdaroglu? Did President...
Global executions surge, with China, Iran leading the way,...
Recorded executions worldwide reached 883 last year, the highest level since 2017,...
Thousands of protesters in occupied West Bank mark 75 years...
Thousands from across the occupied West Bank demonstrated Monday, waving Palestinian...
Demonstrations in the occupied West Bank to mark 75 years...
Thousands from across the occupied West Bank demonstrated Monday, waving Palestinian...
Sinan Ogan: The 'kingmaker' Turkey’s Erdogan doesn’t need
Turkish politician Sinan Ogan shot from relative obscurity to international fame...
For Syrian refugees, Assad's rehabilitation prompts fear...
For millions of Syrian refugees scattered around the world, the re-admission of...
Turkey presidential poll set for May 28 runoff as Erdogan...
Turkey’s presidential election will be decided in a runoff, election officials said...
Turkey's Erdogan defies forecasts of defeat in presidential...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defied predictions of his political demise with...
Gaza ceasefire largely holds as Palestinians, Israelis...
Calm returned to Gaza Sunday as a fragile ceasefire largely held, leaving Palestinians...
Turkey faces runoff election with Erdogan leading in first-round...
Turkey voted in key presidential and legislative elections on Sunday that could...
Turkey braces for momentous first runoff after election...
Turkey braced Monday for its first election runoff after a night of high drama showed...
Turkey braces for first momentous runoff after election...
Turkey braced Monday for its first election runoff after a night of high drama showed...
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Turkey voted in key presidential and legislative elections on Sunday that could...
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Turkey voted in key presidential and legislative elections on Sunday that could...
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Turkey voted in key presidential and legislative elections on Sunday that could...
Saudi Arabia and Syria resume diplomatic missions: state...
Saudi Arabia and Syria have resumed the work of diplomatic missions in both countries,...
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Turkey voted in key presidential and legislative elections on Sunday that could...
Polls close in Turkish elections that will determine Erdogan’s...
Turkey on Sunday voted in a momentous election that could extend President Recep...
Turkish voters head to polls in pivotal vote that will...
Turkey on Sunday voted in a momentous election that could extend President Recep...
Turkey heads to the polls to determine Erdogan’s future...
Turkey on Sunday voted in a momentous election that could extend President Recep...
Three Islamic Jihad commanders among multiple dead in Israeli...
Three Islamic Jihad commanders and multiple family members were among the 13 Palestinians...
Israel and Islamic Jihad reach cease-fire to end five days...
Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered...
Israel and Islamic Jihad reach cease-fire to end 5 days...
Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered...
Gaza ceasefire to take effect after five days of deadly...
A ceasefire was finally in sight in and around the Gaza Strip Saturday after five...
'Over one million people were displaced by the earthquake'
'Over one million people were displaced by the earthquake' said FRANCE 24 reporter...
Turkey's Erdogan to lead Hagia Sophia prayers on eve of...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will lead Saturday prayers at Istanbul's...
Turkish leader Erdogan leads Hagia Sophia prayers on eve...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will lead Saturday prayers at Istanbul's...
Israel, Gaza trade rocket fire as Cairo launches new push...
Israel and Gaza traded heavy fire on Friday but Egyptian mediators launched a new...
Renewed Israeli strikes rock Gaza, Palestinians fire rockets...
Israel and Gaza traded heavy fire on Friday but Egyptian mediators launched a new...
Renewed Israeli strikes rock Gaza amid Egypt’s push for...
Israel and Gaza traded heavy fire on Friday but Egyptian mediators launched a new...
Turkey says it killed ISIS leader in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed on Sunday that the country's intelligence...
Israeli military took no accountability for journalists...
A damning new report from a leading press freedom watchdog says it has found no...
Iran executes two people convicted of blasphemy
Iran hanged two people on Monday who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy,...
Netanyahu tells CNN Israel will remain a "robust democracy"...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN Sunday his country would remain...
'Even one American in Iraq is too much,' Iran's leader...
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei decried the presence of the US military...
EU cancels Israel reception to avoid far-right minister...
The European Union canceled a diplomatic reception to celebrate Europe Day in Tel...
A change in Turkish leadership might not spell the end...
Analysts have said that even if Erdogan is ousted in the polls, a foreign policy...
Russian pilots tried to 'dogfight' US jets over Syria
Russian pilots tried to "dogfight" US jets over Syria, according to a spokesman...
‘All hopes are riding on the election’: Alevi minority...
With just two days to go ahead of Turkey’s high-stakes presidential and parliamentary...
Turkish Elections: Stakes for democracy and foreign policy
With the last-minute withdrawal of the Homeland Party’s Muharrem Ince, the 2023...
Could Erdogan lose? Shock pullout boosts Turkey opposition...
Could an eleventh-hour surprise swing Sunday's elections in Turkey? After two decades...
Thirty killed as violence between Israel and Gaza escalates
Israel and Gaza militants traded heavy fire Thursday, the third day of the worst...
Generation Erdogan: More than 5 million young Turks to...
Some 5.2 million young Turks will vote for the first time in the May 14 presidential...
Sudan's rival forces agree to protect civilians, no deal...
Sudan's warring factions early on Friday committed to protect civilians and the...
30 killed as violence between Israel and Gaza escalates
Israel and Gaza militants traded heavy fire Thursday, the third day of the worst...
Reporters notebook: Idlib, the last Islamist rebel bastion...
FRANCE 24’s jihadism expert Wassim Nasr recently travelled to Idlib, the northwestern...
Dubai's emerging hip-hop scene is finding its voice
Think of the United Arab Emirates and you might not immediately think of hip-hop,...
Arab League readmits Syria after 11-year absence
The Arab League has re-admitted Syria after an 11-year absence, the organization...
Israel kills senior Gaza militants as Palestinian rockets...
Israel and Gaza militants traded more heavy fire Thursday, the third day of the...
Iran's Navy seizes Marshall Islands-flagged ship
Iran's Navy said Thursday that its forces seized an "offending Marshall Islands-flagged"...
Arab nations set to rehabilitate Syria's pariah president...
Arab nations are set to re-admit Syria into the Arab League despite repeated objections...
A divided Israel stands at a perilous crossroads on its...
Although Israel's rise has been dramatic, on its 75th anniversary the country also...
Turkish candidate Muharrem Ince drops out of presidential...
Third-party candidate Muharrem Ince on Thursday withdrew from Turkey's tight presidential...
Egypt starts mediating an end to Israel-Gaza strikes, rockets
Israel hit Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza for a second day on Wednesday and Palestinian...
Palestinian reporter breaks barriers by reporting in Hebrew...
Maswadeh is something not often seen on Israeli television. He is one of the few...
Israel says killers of British-Israeli mother and daughters...
Israeli forces killed the suspected gunmen who shot dead a British-Israeli mother...
Egypt starts mediating an end to Israel-Gaza strikes
Israel hit Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza for a second day on Wednesday and Palestinian...
Ongoing fighting between Israelis and Palestinians despite...
Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel...
Israeli and Palestinian forces continue to battle despite...
Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel...
One-fifth of water pollution comes from textile dyes. But...
Wastewater is polluting our environment and threatening human health and wildlife....
Saudi Arabia wants to be a bigger player in the Middle...
When Iranian evacuees from Sudan were being flown out of Saudi Arabia on Saturday,...
Saudi Arabia invites Syria to attend first Arab League...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received an invitation to next week's Arab summit...
Saudi Arabia invites Syria to first Arab League summit...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received an invitation to next week's Arab summit...
Israel military and Palestinians trade fire following hunger...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is conducting strikes on the Gaza Strip, it said...
Will Turkey's economic crisis impede Erdogan's re-election...
He's the most powerful leader since Ataturk founded the modern Turkish republic...
Israeli forces kill several in West Bank and Gaza as fighting...
Israel's air force hit Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza for a second day running on...
Kurdish voters dream of country ‘without discrimination’...
As Turkey prepares to go to the polls on May 14 to choose between President Recep...
Prominent Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan dies in Israeli...
Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan, an Islamic Jihad former spokesman who became...
Saudi Arabia, Syria restore diplomatic ties after nearly...
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad cemented his return to the Arab fold Tuesday when...
Saudi Arabia resumes diplomatic work in Syria after its...
Saudi Arabia will reopen its diplomatic mission in Syria, the Saudi foreign ministry...
Turkish opposition contender Ince threatens to split anti-Erdogan...
Muharrem Ince is best remembered outside Turkey for his spirited campaign against...
Turkey's upcoming elections could unseat Erdogan. Here's...
Even if Kilicdaroglu wins the election, some analysts say Erdogan may not hand over...
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Messi scandal spotlights Saudi ambitions to turn desert...
Lionel Messi’s promotional trip to Saudi Arabia has kicked up a storm at his Qatari-owned...
Brother of Lebanon central bank chief questioned in European...
The brother of Lebanon's central bank governor appeared on Thursday at a hearing...
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank raid
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians during a military raid in the occupied...
Thousands march in Tel Aviv against judicial reforms for...
Thousands of Israelis protested for an 18th straight week against the hard-right...
Arab governments vote to readmit Syria into Arab League
The Arab League readmitted Syria on Sunday after more than a decade of suspension,...
‘All we’re asking is to be recognised’: the Alevis of Turkey...
With an estimated population of between 15 to 20 million people, Turkey’s Alevi...
Arab League reinstates Syria after 12-year suspension
The Arab League on May 7 welcomed back Syria's government, ending a more than decade-long...
Arab states vote for Syria's return to the Arab League
Arab government representatives in Cairo voted Sunday to return Syria to the Arab...
Top Biden aide, Saudi crown prince discuss 'significant...
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...
In epicentre of Turkey quakes, survivors are indifferent...
In the southern Turkish town of Pazarcik, the epicentre of the devastating February...
'We will win': Turkish President Erdogan holds show-of-force...
"Istanbul!" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shouted to the sea of supporters he gathered...
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Bashar al-Assad 'casually walking around' Syria unguarded?...
Just as the Arab League has reinstated Syria's membership after a 11-year suspension,...
Israel carries out deadly air strikes against Islamic Jihad...
Israel killed three senior commanders of the militant Islamic Jihad group in targeted...
From pariah to peacemaker? New chapter for Mohammed bin...
Saudi Arabia's crown prince is mending fences with Syria and Iran, soothing rivalries...
Iran hangs two men for blasphemy as executions rise amid...
Iran on Monday hanged two men on charges of spreading blasphemy on social media,...
Meeting those leaving Israel in opposition to judicial...
Israel is still being rocked by huge protests. The most recent rallies took place...
Iran seized two Gulf oil tankers in a week, says US Navy
A second oil tanker in a week was seized by Iran on Wednesday in Gulf waters, the...
Israeli-Palestinian Gaza truce holds after hunger striker's...
A Palestinian hunger striker died in Israeli custody on Tuesday, sparking an exchange...
Iran's president holds rare meeting with Assad in Syria
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Wednesday met Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus...
Israel, Palestinian armed groups agree to ceasefire after...
A Palestinian hunger striker died in Israeli custody on Tuesday, sparking an exchange...
Israel, Palestinian armed groups agree ceasefire after...
A Palestinian hunger striker died in Israeli custody on Tuesday, sparking an exchange...
Iran's president heads to Damascus for first trip since...
Iran's Ebrahim Raisi is set to travel to Damascus Wednesday in the first visit by...
At least 78 killed in Yemen crowd surge during Ramadan...
Dozens of people were killed in a crowd surge in Yemen's capital on Wednesday as...
Israeli army trades fire with Gaza militants after Palestinian...
The Israeli military traded fire with Gaza militants Tuesday in a flare-up of violence...
Palestinian prisoner dies in Israel: Rockets fired from...
The Palestinian prime minister is calling it a "deliberate assassination." An Islamic...
Palestinian hunger striker dies: Prisoner died in Israeli...
A high-profile Palestenian prisoner died in an Israeli jail after going on a hunger-strike....
Attacks in West Bank, Tel Aviv as tensions remain high...
Separate attacks in the West Bank and Tel Aviv killed three people on Friday after...
Syrian Civil War Fast Facts
Read CNN's Fast Facts on Syria's Civil War to learn about the on-going conflict,...
Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli...
Khader Adnan, who was affiliated with the Palestinian militant Islamic Jihad group,...
US House speaker says Biden should invite Netanyahu to...
US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Monday Israeli Prime...
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Suspected IS group leader 'neutralised' by Turkish agents...
The suspected leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in Syria in an operation...
Israeli police say two men shot near Jewish tomb in Jerusalem...
Two men have been wounded in what Israeli police say was a suspected "terror attack"...
Houthis try to reassure skeptics they won't seek full control...
Yemen's Houthi rebels are not interested in spreading tyranny in the country and...
Turkey's Erdogan says suspected IS leader Al Quarashi 'neutralised'...
The suspected leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in Syria in an operation...
Turkey's Erdogan says IS group leader has been 'neutralised'...
The suspected leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in Syria in an operation...
Turkey's Erdogan says IS group leader has been killed in...
The suspected leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in Syria in an operation...
Iranian commander sentenced to 13 years for shooting down...
A court in Tehran convicted as many as 10 Iranian military personnel on Sunday for...
Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to 'instill fear'...
Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year,...
Israelis rally in Tel Aviv against judicial reform ahead...
Tens of thousands of Israelis protested judicial overhaul proposals Saturday in...
Inside Al-Aqsa, Muslims say they're losing control of the...
On the grounds of the Al-Aqsa complex, one of the most revered places in Islam and...
Turkey's largest pro-Kurdish party backs Erdogan's rival...
Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party and its leftist allies called on voters Friday to...
Kemal Kilicdaroglu: The soft-spoken reformer threatening...
After two decades in power, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces the most...
Erdogan's political fate may be determined by Turkey's...
It is a twist of irony for the Turkish strongman, who spent the better half of the...
A little-known drug brought billions to Syria's coffers....
A highly addictive drug that became Syria's economic lifeline over a decade of isolation...
Kemal Kilicdaroglu: The soft-spoken Turkish reformer threatening...
After two decades in power, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces the most...
Conservative Turkish women are turning their backs on Erdogan...
Turkey’s May 14 elections are looking uncertain for Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
Kemal Kilicdaroglu: A soft-spoken Turkish reformer threatens...
After two decades in power, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces the most...
Thousands of Israelis rally in favour of Netanyahu's judicial...
Israel's ruling right-wing coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mobilised...
Palestinian man shot dead in disputed circumstances near...
A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli police early on Saturday at the...
Palestinian teen killed, Israeli woman dies of wounds as...
Israeli forces shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy near the occupied West...
Kemal Kilicdaroglu: Turkey's soft-spoken reformer threatening...
After two decades in power, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces the most...
Turkey's soft-spoken reformer threatening Erdogan’s grip...
After two decades in power, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces the most...
Ailing Erdogan tries to project health in video link appearance...
Turkey's ailing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday re-emerged from a two-day...
Erdogan cancels election rallies: Turkish president 'resting...
Three weeks out in a tight Turkish election race and the incumbent's having to hit pause....
Taliban detains three British men in Afghanistan, UK non-profit...
Three British men have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to...
Israel says its fighter jets have hit a Syrian military...
Israel launched strikes against Syrian military targets after several rockets were...
Erdogan cancels appearances after developing stomach bug
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday cancelled his planned appearances due...
Erdogan cancels appearances after developing stomach bug,...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday cancelled his planned appearances due...
'I am Alevi': Turkish presidential hopeful Kilicdaroglu breaks...
The presidential election in Turkey is now less than a month away. Opposition candidate...
How the West, Russia see Turkey's presidential elections
The 2023 Turkish presidential election next month will be eagerly followed in Western...
Turkey arrests 110 people over alleged PKK links ahead...
Turkey on Tuesday held 110 people over alleged terror links just three weeks before...
Two flight attendants file lawsuit, claim they were assaulted...
Two flight attendants claim they were sexually assaulted by then Prime Minister...
Jordan warns Israel of 'catastrophic consequences' if al-Aqsa...
Jordan has warned of "catastrophic consequences" if Israeli forces were to storm...
EU sanctions cousins of Syria's Assad for alleged drug...
The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on cousins of Syrian President Bashar...
Tens of thousands of Israelis continue protests against...
Tens of thousands of Israelis packed Tel Aviv streets on Saturday for the 16th consecutive...
Israelis protest Netanyahu's legal changes ahead of nations...
Tens of thousands of protesters flocked to Tel Aviv and cities across Israel on...
Living as an Arab in Jerusalem: Taxi driver narrowly escapes...
A tiny Jerusalem gas station was an unlikely setting for a cautionary tale about...
Iran installs cameras to identify women breaking dress...
Iranian authorities are to use cameras in public places to identify women who violate...
Muslims end Ramadan and begin Eid holiday amid war, reconciliation
Large parts of the Muslim world marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan at...
Erdogan's rival breaks taboo by talking about Alevi heritage...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rival in next month's election has confronted a...
Tunisian judge orders jail for Islamist opposition leader...
A Tunisian investigative judge ordered on Thursday the imprisonment of Rached Ghannouchi,...
Scores killed in stampede at Yemeni charity distribution
More than 80 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a charity distribution...
Dozens killed in stampede in Yemeni capital, says official
People stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid in Yemen’s capital late...
A new order in the Middle East? The ripple effects of Saudi-Iran...
In Yemen, more than 900 prisoners were released this past week as momentum builds...
Arab League Fast Facts
View CNN's Fast Facts to learn about the Arab League, an organization of Middle...
Italian tourist killed in Israel car-ramming attack
An Italian tourist was killed and seven people wounded in a car-ramming attack in...
Syrian children traumatized by war are listening to a special...
Syrian radio stations are broadcasting a new kind of lullaby every evening to help...
Saudi FM meets Syria's Assad on first trip to Damascus...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Saudi Arabia's top diplomat in Damascus...
China and Saudi Arabia are getting closer. Should the US...
Saudi Arabia this week moved closer to joining a China-led Asian security and economic...
The situation in Jerusalem is boiling over. Here's how...
Israel said it struck targets belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas...
Erdogan's chief rival Kilicdaroglu defends Kurdish rights...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief rival in next month's election defended Kurdish...
Israeli police say two wounded after suspected terror attack...
A suspected shooting attack by a Palestinian gunman in Jerusalem on Tuesday left...
Iran hijab law: Tehran makes fresh push to force women...
One of the main demands of Iran's protesters that have been demonstrating since...
UAE leader names his son as Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
The leader of the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday named his eldest son as crown...
Israeli police storm al-Aqsa mosque for the second time...
Israeli police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, one of Islam's holiest sites,...
Will Turkey’s inflation crisis damage Erdogan’s re-election...
A month before Turkey goes to the polls on May 14, the country’s inflation crisis...
Thousands of Christians flock to Jerusalem for Orthodox...
Thousands of Christians thronged Jerusalem on Saturday for the traditional Holy...
Hundreds of Yemeni POWs freed on second day of cross-border...
Hundreds of prisoners of war, including Saudis, were freed Saturday as part of a...
Tunisian president's mystery 'disappearance' raises questions...
Tunisian President Kais Saied's almost two-week absence has raised questions about...
Biden and Netanyahu trade barbs over plan to weaken courts...
Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated a rare public dispute...
Major Yemen prisoner swap starts before second round of...
Hundreds of captives from Yemen's brutal civil war were set to be reunited with...
Women's rights in Iraq
Twenty years on after the fall of Saddam Hussein, we meet Iraqi women activists...
Iranian women arrested for not wearing hijab after yogurt...
Two women in Iran were arrested after a man threw yogurt on them for not wearing...
Netanyahu is backed into a corner. Here's what he may do...
The only wiggle room the Israeli leader has is if negotiators reach a moderated...
Saudi Arabia hosts landmark Iran, Syria visits after years...
Saudi Arabia hosted landmark delegations from Iran and Syria on Wednesday as Gulf...
Iraqi president condemns Turkish bombardment of autonomous...
Iraqi President Abdel Latif Rashid condemned Turkey on Saturday for bombarding an...
Israelis protest for 14th straight week against Netanyahu's...
After a minute of silence was held for the victims of yesterday's attacks in Tel...
Israeli army launches strikes on Syria after rocket attacks
Israel launched artillery strikes on Syria Sunday morning, the Israeli army announced,...
Israelis keep up judicial reform protest despite violence...
Thousands of Israelis gathered Saturday for a weekly demonstration against the government’s...
Israelis protest for 14th straight week against judicial...
Thousands of Israelis gathered Saturday for a weekly demonstration against the government’s...
Israeli army launches strikes in Syria after rocket attacks
FRANCE 24's Irris Makler reports from Jerusalem.
20 years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq's women...
On April 9, 2003, Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq collapsed, triggering a transition...
Netanyahu vows to restore security in Israel after surging...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to restore security "on all fronts"...
Saudi delegation in Yemen for peace talks with Iran-backed...
A Saudi delegation was in Yemen's capital on Sunday to negotiate a potential new...
Funeral held for Israeli sisters killed in West Bank attack,...
Sisters Maia and Rina Dee, who were British-Israeli citizens, were killed on Friday...
Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen in raid as settlers...
Thousands of Israelis led by at least seven Cabinet ministers marched Monday to...
Egypt’s female social media influencers face arrest, jail...
Egyptian authorities have since 2020 carried out a campaign to silence female social...
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Hundreds of Iranian journalists call for the release of...
Hundreds of Iranian journalists are calling for the release of colleagues Niloofar...
Israel says jets targeted Hamas military site after rocket...
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The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards has told Iranians to end the weeks-long...
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Protesters in Iran's Zahedan encounter gunfire following...
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Iran security forces crack down on mourners at Nika Shahkarami...
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Qatari Emir met with Putin to 'defuse tensions', source...
Qatar's Emir Tamim al-Thani met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines...
Iraq names new president and prime minister, ending a year...
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France's Lafarge pleads guilty to US charge of supporting...
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EU sanctions Iranian security forces over Mahsa Amini death,...
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Death toll rises from Tehran prison fire as protests in...
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'Government officials are describing these prisoners as...
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Iranian official admits that student protesters are being...
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Fire erupts at Evin prison in Tehran amid fresh nationwide...
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Blaze, shots heard from prison in Tehran amid fresh nationwide...
A huge fire blazed Saturday at a notorious prison where political prisoners and...
Iranian activists defy crackdown with fresh nationwide...
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Iran activists call for further mass protests as Biden...
Iranian activists called for fresh nationwide protests on Saturday over the death...
Lebanese turn to solar energy amid collapse of national...
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Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation...
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Braving rocket attack, Iraqi MPs elect Latif Rashid as...
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Rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone as Iraqi MPs meet to elect...
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Lebanon's parliament begins a (very) long political battle...
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More than 100 dead in Iran crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests,...
At least 108 people have been killed in Iran's crackdown on more than three weeks...
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France tells citizens to leave Iran 'as soon as possible'
France has urged all French nationals to leave Iran "as soon as possible," warning...
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Paris urges Tehran to release five French nationals
France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that five of its nationals were being...
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Israel has reached ‘historic’ maritime border deal with...
Lebanon and Israel have reached a historic agreement demarcating a disputed maritime...
France says Iran now holding five French nationals
France's foreign minister said on Tuesday five of its nationals were being held...
Israel, Lebanon close to ‘historic’ border deal in gas-rich...
Israel said Tuesday it was close to a "historic" deal with Lebanon to resolve a...
Protesters defiant in Iran amid crackdown
Iranian protesters remained defiant Monday with students staging sit-ins and some...
Students and workers continue protests in Iran amid crackdown
Iranian protesters remained defiant Monday with students staging sit-ins and some...
Students and workers continue protests in Iran despite...
Iranian protesters remained defiant Monday with students staging sit-ins and some...
One man killed, two journalists injured during Israeli...
A Palestinian man was killed and two journalists shot and injured by Israeli forces...
Iranian authorities arrest eight after teenage protester's...
Iranian security forces have arrested eight people over the death of a 16-year-old...
The battle of narratives on Iran is being fought on social...
A fierce battle to control the narrative is now being fought online, where supporters...
