A fresh drive to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict has seen politicians from the pro-Kurdish party meet jailed leaders.

Lebanon is geared to select a new president this week as the army has made significant strides in taking over for IDF troops deployed in southern Lebanon

Geopolitics abhors a power vacuum. One country’s loss is another’s gain, and the space left by Iran is being occupied, for now, by Turkey. This should come as no surprise: the history of the Middle East between the 16th and 18th centuries was that of struggle between the Ottoman and Persian empires, and it seems to be reviving in the 21st century.

The Nagel Committee, formed by the Israeli government, issued a report warning that the country should prepare for a potential war with Turkey.

The fall of the Syrian regime and loss of Iranian influence opens the door for the Lebanese to finally take their fate into their own hands.

Turkey's intelligence chief discussed efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza in a phone call on Monday with officials from the political wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas, a Turkish security source said.

Israeli committee has indicated that President Tayyip Erdogan is working on its plan to bring back its influence during the Ottoman Empire and this could ultimately lead to its direct conflict with Israel.

Turkey on Thursday congratulated new President Joseph Aoun and said it hoped the new government in Beirut "will contribute to the stability of Lebanon".

Open-source flight monitoring found Iran's Mahan Air flew 11 flights over Turkey between Dec. 13, 2024 and the end of the year.

Al-Qaradawi's legal troubles stem from a 2017 conviction in Egypt. Lebanese authorities interrogated him about this verdict and an extradition request from the UAE. His arrest followed a widely shared video where he criticised authorities in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt while walking around Damascus' Umayyad Mosque.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (of the Shi'ite Amal party) adjourned the session for two hours for "consultations," before the second round of voting resumes

Syria's new foreign minister, Asaad Al-Shaibani, will make his first official visit to Turkey on Wednesday as the transition government in Damascus continues its regional outreach following the toppling of the Assad regime in December.