Voters in Turkey are electing mayors for 30 large cities, and a main battleground for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party appears to be in the capital, Ankara

Turkish citizens have begun casting votes in municipal elections that are seen as a barometer of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's popularity amid a sharp economic downturn.

A pro-Kurdish party in Turkey has said party members were detained in the lead up to Sunday's municipal elections.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is accusing the United States and other western nations of attacking Turkey's economy ahead of Sunday's local elections

Opposition parties are urging Egyptians to vote against constitutional amendments that would potentially allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to remain in power until 2034

With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu locked in a tight race for re-election, the militant group Hamas has suddenly emerged as a major vulnerability for the Israeli leader

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Istanbul's Hagia Sophia _ a Byzantine era cathedral that was turned into a mosque and now serves as a museum _ could be reconverted into a mosque

Voters from a pro-Kurdish party in Turkey will be the swing vote in the country's March 31 local elections

The surprise recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights by President Trump is the latest example of a mutually beneficial relationship between him and the Israeli prime minister

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is praising the White House's warm ties with Israel during a visit to the country, giving a public boost to Israel's prime minister at the height of a tight re-election campaign