Tainted alcohol kills 33 in Ankara
Thirty-three people have died in Ankara after drinking bootleg alcohol and another 20 are in intensive care, the regional governor鈥檚 office said on Friday.
Middle East
Khamenei warns against negotiating with US
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday that there should not be negotiations with the United States, days after US president Donald Trump called for a new nuclear deal.
Trump鈥檚 Gaza plan derails Saudi-Israel ties: analysts
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 plan to take over Gaza will imperil attempts to forge landmark ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel and fuel anti-American sentiment in the oil-rich kingdom, analysts said.
Israel orders army to plan to let Palestinians leave Gaza
Israel鈥檚 defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare for 鈥榲oluntary鈥� departures from Gaza, after US president Donald Trump proposed moving Palestinians out of the territory.
West Bank healthcare in dire state: MSF
The healthcare system in the occupied West Bank has been in 鈥榓 state of perpetual emergency鈥� since October 2023, the Doctors Without Borders group said in a new report published on Thursday.
Iran not seeking nuclear weapons, says president
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday that his country was not seeking a nuclear weapon, a day after US President Donald Trump called for a new agreement to prevent it from obtaining one.
Hamas rejects Trump proposal to take over Gaza
Palestinian militant group Hamas lashed out Wednesday at president Donald Trump鈥檚 shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its people in other countries, seemingly whether they want to leave or not...
Khamenei names Hezbollah leader as Lebanon 鈥榬epresentative鈥�
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem as his 鈥榬epresentative鈥� in Lebanon, Iranian media reported on Wednesday...
15 freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in Turkey
Fifteen Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire have arrived in Turkey, foreign minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday...
Criminal probe launched into Israel PM鈥檚 wife
Israeli police are conducting a criminal investigation into Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the office of the state attorney said in a letter made public on Sunday...
Car bomb kills 15 in northern Syria
A car bomb on Monday killed 15 people, mostly women farm workers, in the northern Syrian city of Manbij where Kurdish forces are battling Turkey-backed groups, state media reported.
Iran warns against 鈥榚thnic cleansing鈥� of Palestinians
Iran on Monday condemned US president Donald Trump鈥檚 proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, warning it would amount to 鈥榚thnic cleansing鈥�.
Israeli raid in West Bank kills one
The Palestinian health ministry said one person was killed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank on Sunday, a day after a deadly series of air strikes in the occupied territory...
Iran unveils new ballistic missile in show of force
Iran revealed a new ballistic missile on Sunday that it said was capable of travelling 1,700 kilometres, unveiling it in a Tehran ceremony attended by president Masoud Pezeshkian.
New Syria leader meets Saudi crown prince on first foreign visit
Syria鈥檚 interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa met with Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday during his first trip abroad since taking power.