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

Syrian rebel-held mountain villages ready for bigger battles

Istanbul's living rooms rocking to live music

BOOK REVIEW: Re-imagining the caliphate outside a Western prism

Mideast Gas Rush

Biden's Cyprus trip stirs regional energy climate

Syrian army sets its sights on Aleppo Prison

Turkish police arrest 18 over Soma disaster

Syrian Kurds ache for a lifeline

Three charged over Soma mine disaster in Turkey

Video report from Soma

Turkish unions strike over Soma mine disaster as anger rises

Anguish and anger as Soma buries its dead

As death toll rises in Soma, pressure increases on Erdogan