Middle East


Turkey grows stronger, hostility towards Israel increasing, academic expert warns

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the closing event of the SAHA 2026 International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8, 2026.

Explosion in Damascus leaves 5 people dead, 16 injured, state media reports

A Syrian national flag flutters next to the Islamic State's slogan in the city of Palmyra, in Homs Governorate, Syria, April 1, 2016 (illustration).

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, other world leaders to attend Khamenei's funeral

 Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attends a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar, June 21, 2026.