An Azerbaijani soldier died and three Armenian troops were wounded Friday (July 23) in the latest incident between the countries since their war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region last year.
The World Heritage Committee of the UN's cultural agency UNESCO on Friday (July 23) asked Turkey to submit by early next year a report about the state of conservation of the Hagia Sophia, expressing "grave concern" over the consequences of its conversion into a mosque.
The UN Security Council on Friday (July 23) condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's call for two states in Cyprus and a move to reopen a resort emptied of Greek Cypriots, calling for a "just" settlement with a united country under a "bizonal" federation, diplomats said.
A migrant boat carrying 45 people sank off southwest Turkey and the coast guard was scouring the sea for survivors, the Turkish defence ministry said Friday (July 23).
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned residents of the drought-hit southwest Friday (July 23) not to give ammunition to the enemy after a week of protests that has seen at least three deaths.
The shortages and currency crunch in Lebanon could lead to a collapse of the mains water supply in Lebanon within a month, the UN's Children Fund warned Friday (July 23).
Iran is using unlawful and excessive force in a crackdown against protests over water shortages in its oil-rich but arid southwestern Khuzestan province, international rights groups said on Friday (July 23).
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday (July 22) citizens have "the right" to demonstrate, after days of protests against water shortages in southwestern Khuzestanprovince in which three people have been killed.
The Syrian army shelled the Idlib region Thursday (July 22) killing seven civilians, three of them children, in its third deadly bombardment of the rebel bastion in a week, a monitor said.
Iran has opened its first oil export terminal outside the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint patrolled by warships of its arch foe the US, President Hassan Rouhani announced Thursday (July 22).
Syria's air defenses intercepted Israeli missiles over Homs province early Thursday (July 22), the second airstrike this week, Syrian state media reported.
Turkey faced outrage from Western powers on Wednesday (July 21) after it called for two states in Cyprus and moved to reopen a resort emptied of Greek Cypriots, with the United States saying it would haul its NATO ally before the UN Security Council.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted Tuesday (July 20) on a two-state solution in Cyprus and threw his weight behind plans for a coastal resort that was emptied of its original Greek Cypriot residents to be partially reopened.
A police officer was shot dead in southwestern Iran, state media reported Wednesday (July 21), following nearly a week of protests against water shortages in the drought-hit region.
President Joe Biden on Monday (July 19) hosted Jordan's King Abdullah II for talks at the White House, where he said the United States aimed to boost cooperation between the strategic partners.
Iran on Tuesday (July 20) registered a new daily Covid caseload record, the health ministry announced, as strict limitations to curb its spread went into effect in the capital Tehran.
Muslim pilgrims cast sanitized pebbles Tuesday (July 20) as they took part in the "stoning of the devil", the last major ritual of this year's hajj which is again under tight coronavirus restrictions.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday (July 20) Turkey could run Kabul airport if its NATO ally the United States met certain conditions including on logistics and financing.
Kosovo and North Macedonia repatriated 34 of their citizens from Syria including men suspected of fighting for the Islamic State militant group, government officials said on Monday (July 19).
Syrian air defenses shot down Israeli missile over the northern province of Aleppo on Monday (July 19), state media reported, in an attack that a war monitor said targeted positions of pro-regime groups.