After war with Israel weakened Iran-backed militias across the Middle East, including the Lebanese group Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has moved to assert its authority over armed groups.

Several Indian travel companies suspended new bookings to Turkey and Azerbaijan on Friday, a new step in the escalating fallout from the India-Pakistan conflict. The decisions followed official ...

Turkish authorities have banned the X account of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was jailed in March. Imamoglu had been posting daily messages from prison via his lawyers, the BBC reports.

Imamoglu's X account has nearly 10 million followers. On Thursday the message "Account withheld" appeared, explaining that it was blocked in Turkey in response to a legal demand. X said it was ...

Tourists heading to Turkey have been told to stock up on one item as shops in the country reportedly don't sell them. Vape experts at WickdUp have warned holidaymakers headed to popular resorts in ...

Haouchar, 39, left Australia for Beirut in 2018 when he was facing kidnapping ... Other major players fell, with Comanchero bikie Hakan Ayik arrested in Turkey and Lone Wolf bikie boss Erkan ...

In Beirut, Hezbollah’s chief spokesman Youssef ... Hezbollah informed Turkish intelligence that a shipment of pagers was in Turkey and about to be sent to Lebanon. El-Zein said Turkish ...

A daily newspaper and officials say Turkey’s intelligence service thwarted a remote attack with pagers last year in Lebanon.

"Israel, which does not hesitate to throw the region into fire, is also very disturbed by Turkey’s power in the region and the gains it has achieved. The Syrian government is trying to ensure ...

Current time and date at Beirut Rafic Hariri Airport is 13:25:03 PM (EEST) on Saturday, May 3, 2025 Looking for information on Beirut Rafic Hariri Airport, Beirut, Lebanon? Know about Beirut Rafic ...

ANKARA - Turkey rejects any plans that undermine the central government in Syria or threaten its sovereignty and territorial integrity, Turkish sources said, responding to demands from Kurds for ...

The United States has deployed a full-time senior military official to Beirut as part of its efforts to support the Lebanon ceasefire monitoring mechanism and strengthen military ties with the ...