The gambit could give the Turkish president a chance to extend his power, while also calming a conflict that threatens to ...

Russia has suggested resuming direct air travel with the United States during diplomatic talks in Istanbul, Reuters reported, ...

Syrian Kurds call for end to Turkish attacks on their region, saying there will be no need for arms if they cease ...

Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Turkey, Jordan and other Arab states will sight the ...

Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military ...

A senior Turkish official says groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Syria and Iraq should dissolve ...

Jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for his Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to disband and lay down its arms after ...

The PKK's decades-long Kurdish insurgency in Turkey has killed tens of thousands of people. Now its long-time leader says ...

By Kerry Abbott The round table meeting on Cyprus due to take place next month may be postponed. The reason has been heard ...

Iraq's top energy official says pipeline could re-open today, but operators in Kurdistan will not export oil until payment ...

Multiple moving parts have caused a shortage of eggs, starting with avian influenza and demand, David Murray writes.

Tayyip Erdogan's long-held goal of ending Turkey's conflict with Kurdish militants is a step closer after their jailed ...