Turkey captures key Gulen aide after coup attempt
Turkey on Saturday announced the capture of a senior aide to US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who authorities say masterminded the July 15 coup attempt….
FM official visits Chad as Israel seeks to establish ties with majority Muslim states
Пeneral Dore Gold visited Chad last week as part of Israel’s push to establish ties with that majority Muslim African State, which is on the…
Putin, Netanyahu discuss anti-terror cooperation in Middle East
The leaders of Russia and Israel discussed counter terrorism efforts in the Middle East and agreed to continue contacts on various levels. Russian President Vladimir…
New evidence of early human agriculture discovered in Israel
The findings were published Monday in scientific journal Nature Genetics, and show that the region was among the places in which the agricultural revolution occurred….
Armenia standoff: Last four police hostages released
Armed men, who had once held nine police officers hostage in Armenia’s capital Yerevan, have released all four remaining captives, a mediator between the assailants…
Turkey’s president orders closure of 1,000 private schools linked to Gülen
Turkey’s president has signed a decree that allows for the extension of the pre-charge detention period and the closure of institutions linked to Fethullah Gülen,…
Turkey detains Gulen’s nephew after coup attempt
A nephew of U.S.-based preacher Fetullah Gulen, leader of the FETO terrorist organization, has been detained in Turkey amid a nationwide probe into the July…
Iraq: Army to dig ‘security trench’ around Fallujah
The Iraqi military will use a medieval tactic to keep control of Fallujah after recapturing it from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant…
Over 1.28 million visited Qatar during Jan-May
DOHA: The total number of visitors to Qatar in the first five months of the current year reached 1.28 million, a rise of 21 percent…
Bahrain says Q1 economic growth picks up to 2-year high
Bahrain experienced a pronounced pick-up in its headline growth during the first quarter of the year, according to the Economic Development Board (EDB). Its latest…