Category: 3. Middle East

ANKARA — Turkey on Tuesday replaced Army Chief of Staff Metin Gurak before the end of his four year-term, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency.

Gurak has been succeeded by Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, the current ground forces commander.

Gurak, who…

A hospital in eastern Germany issued an apology on Monday after publishing a list of newborns that included the name Yahya Sinwar, the former leader of the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza.

The maternity clinic at…

By Maya Gebeily and Laila Bassam

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon’s cabinet will meet on Tuesday to discuss Hezbollah’s arsenal, after Washington ramped up pressure on ministers to publicly commit to disarming the Iran-backed group and amid fears Israel…

NICOSIA (Reuters) -Decades-old property disputes stemming from Cyprus’s unresolved division are stirring tensions on the island, threatening to derail fragile progress in United Nations-led reconciliation attempts.

Recent detentions on both sides…

Texas Republicans, at President Donald Trump’s urging, are preparing to redraw the state’s congressional map in a way that could flip up to five seats to the GOP in 2026. Trump hopes to boost Republicans’ chances of maintaining a narrow…

Israeli media reported on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided his forces will carry out a full military occupation of the Gaza Strip, amid growing criticism of the worsening humanitarian crisis…

Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has reportedly favoured putting an end to the war against the besieged Gaza Strip and concluding a ceasefire – prisoner swap deal with Hamas over moving ahead without a…