Middle East


Turkey’s rearrest of fugitive revives mystery of Syrian defector’s disappearance

Önder Sığırcıkoğlu, in the custody of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization.

Dancing through the crackdown: The satirical song soundtracking post-Khamenei Iran

BEHIND THE scenes of Hey Arr Arr, a track by Hamed Fard in which Naz dances, which became the first song marking the death of Ali Khamenei.

Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make a deal before 'all hell reigns', hunt goes on for US pilot

US President Donald Trump talks to members of the media aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, March 29, 2026.