Middle East


Turkey distances itself from Muslim Brotherhood but strengthens Hamas ties, Austrian study finds

People wearing masks with the colours of the Palestinian flag take part in a pro-Palestinian rally amid events marking the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 10, 2026.

US could view Israel as an enemy under Democrats, Victor Davis Hanson warns

Iranian Americans and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran take part in a march passing in front of the U.S Department of Labor building with a banner with the image of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, US, May 16, 2026.

Iran steps up attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.