French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Lebanon on Friday to help speed up the formation of a government that can quickly implement reforms and open the door to reconstruction following last year's war between Israel and Hezbollah.

A fresh drive to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict has seen politicians from the pro-Kurdish party meet jailed leaders

The Lebanese government has decided to extradite Egyptian activist Abdel Rahman Al-Qaradawi, son of the late cleric Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following an extradition request from Emirati authorities.

Visiting Macron said Israeli violations are being closely monitored, says Premier Najib Mikati - Anadolu Ajansı

Qaradawi's lawyer has urged Lebanon's judiciary not hand over his client to the UAE, amid concerns over his fate

Lawmakers from Free Patriotic Movement, Hezbollah, Amal Movements still not decided to support Aoun - Anadolu Ajansı

Turkey on Friday accused France of ignoring Ankara's security concerns in Syria by not repatriating French jihadists but leaving them to be guarded by a group Ankara views as a terror threat. "They have a policy: they do not bring ISIS prisoners back to their own countries.

Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict

The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Thursday congratulating Joseph Aoun on his election as the President of Lebanon. "We congratulate Mr. Joseph Aoun on his election as President of Lebanon," the ministry stated.