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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has discussed the recent developments in Jerusalem with the presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Lebanon in separate phone calls early Saturday. Erdoğan emphasized in the phone calls that the decision of the U.S. government to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital would...

Dispute over Qatar news agency hack spirals with Saudi pulling Qatari troops from Yemen as diplomatic ties are severed. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain say they are severing diplomatic relations with Qatar. The Saudi kingdom said it was cutting ties to its...

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have vowed to take 'political, economic and legal measures' after Qatar's refusal to accept a list of demands presented by the four countries. In a joint statement released late on Thursday, the Saudi-led group also blamed...

China's foreign ministry says it has lodged a complaint with the US after President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Taiwan's leader in a phone call. China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province. US policy set in 1979 cut all formal relations with Taiwan. However, Mr Trump's transition...

A brief guide to the Islamic season of Ramadan for the curious, the bored, the uninformed and the ignorant. Some of you may have noticed that it is the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. My stomach has. I can hear it groaning as I type...

By Kareem Fahim, Missy Ryan DUBAI — As a vicious civil war erupted in Yemen two years ago and triggered international alarm, the United States warned the combatants to step back. But its efforts were quietly undermined by one of the most trusted U.S. regional...

By SAEED AL-BATATI and ERIC SCHMITT AL MUKALLA, Yemen — Thousands of Yemeni troops are conducting a clearing operation aimed at driving Qaeda militants from one of their major strongholds in southern Yemen, according to Arab and American security officials. The offensive in Shabwa Province started...

Israel's occupation has curbed the freedom of movement for many Palestinians and split families in some areas. thousands are crammed into what's effectively no-man's land in Kufr Aqab, which falls inside the municipality of Jerusalem, so it's governed by Israel; but, it's on the...

By Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Updated 1134 GMT (1934 HKT) June 7, 2017 Washington (CNN)US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US' closest Gulf allies, according to US...

  State outlets in countries allied to Syrian president carry unanimous condemnation of US-led strikes on Syria. State media outlets in Russia, Iran and Syria have been carrying heavy condemnation of US-led air strikes on Syrian government positions. US, French and British forces launched the attacks in response to...