Middle Orient News

Tens of thousands of Turkish troops were poised Tuesday on the border with Iraq awaiting the order to attack Kurdish fighters, and President Abdullah Gul said the country will do “what it believes to be right” to tame the rebels.

Six U.S. troops were killed in Iraq on Monday, making 2007 the deadliest for the American military in the Iraq war.   

Two members of the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) have been killed in a military operation in the Idil town of

Israeli premier Ehud Olmert is planning an additional Palestinian prisoner release

Two senior envoys dispatched by French President Nicolas Sarkozy held talks Sunday with Syrian President Bashar Assad on the political crisis in Lebanon, the French presidency said. Just a day after the US and France chastised Syria over Lebanon, warning it against interfering in the

The United States Sunday praised the Iraqi government for helping to secure the release of eight Turkish soldiers abducted by Kurdish rebels two weeks ago during a battle that heightened tensions along the Iraq-Turkey border.

Participants of an international conference discussing Iraq in Ä°stanbul condemned terrorism and said Iraqi territory should not be used for terrorist attacks on other countries.

His Majesty King Abdullah and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday discussed efforts to ensure the success of the US-hosted international peace meeting to take place before the end of this year.

President Abdullah Gul warned Kurdish rebels on Thursday that Turkey’s patience was running out after Turkish forces said they had repelled a guerrilla attack near the Iraqi border.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet on Friday in an effort to bridge gaps over a joint statement being crafted for a US meeting, an official said.