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Turkey’s fiercely contested presidential election appears likely to go to a second round after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to secure 50% of votes cast on Sunday.

Turkey’s fiercely contested presidential election is heading to a runoff after neither President Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor his chief rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, failed to secure 50% of the vote.

The event, the first of its kind to be held by the UN, commemorated the Nakba or “catastrophe” — when roughly 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes … Read More

Turkey’s fiercely contested presidential election is heading to a runoff after neither President Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor his chief rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, was able to secure 50% of the vote.

Now I come once a year for the annual flare up between Gaza militants in Israel. The flare up lasts a few days, maybe a week. I cover it. I … Read More

Thousands of Israelis waving Star of David flags streamed into the Old City of Jerusalem Thursday, as part of a contentious march taking place at a time of high tensions … Read More

Former Israeli Minister of Energy Gonen Segev has been arrested and charged with spying for Iran, the Israel Security Agency (ISA) revealed on Monday.

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman called for the closure of his country’s embassy in Dublin after a vote to ban goods produced in Israeli settlements.

A teenager was arrested last week in Iran for posting videos of herself dancing on social media.

Iran executed eight men convicted of terrorism for last year’s twin attacks that left 17 people dead in Tehran, state media reported Saturday.