Turkey

Turkey moves closer to Saudi troop deployment as parliament approves Mecca defence pact

Ankara must still secure a troop deployment mandate and finalise legal arrangements governing its forces in Saudi Arabia

From Mecca to the Moon: How Turkey is trying to become a player in space

Can Baghdad finally resolve the crisis in Sinjar?

Mecca alliance visits Tehran in push to end Israeli-US war and build regional security

Oil and shipping disruption adds urgency to Turkey’s renewable energy plans

Erdogan sacks adviser amid efforts to repair ties with Azerbaijan over headscarf row

Pakistan ratifies Mecca pact as Saudi Arabia faces attacks and Israel holds military drills

'Escalation is coming': Middle East on edge as new Israeli-US attack on Iran looms

'Null and void:' Egypt condemns Turkey-Libya maritime deal, reaffirms pact with Greece

Somali president to visit Turkey amid Israel–Somaliland tensions

How Trump, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and others reacted to Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Arrogance, hubris and ideology: How 2025 capped a quarter century of US failures

David Hearst

Turkey questions series of air incidents after Libyan jet crash

Syria after Assad

Kurdish-led SDF and the Syrian government agree to stop deadly fighting in Aleppo

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Azerbaijan expresses doubts about joining Gaza international force

Pakistan seals $4bn arms deal to sell Chinese warplanes to Libya's Khalifa Haftar: Report

Turkey asked Russia to take back S-400 system: Report

‘End to right of asylum’: EU labels Egypt and other ‘repressive’ states as ‘safe countries’

Syria after Assad

How Israel's overreach in Syria could be its downfall

David Hearst

How exiled Ottomans and an Indian billionaire plotted to recreate the caliphate

Russia-Ukraine war

Erdogan warns against 'zone of confrontation' in Black Sea after strikes