Egyptian security officials say a prominent activist has been detained, the latest in a new wave of arrests since presidential elections earlier this year

Many in Turkey are feeling the pinch as the Turkish lira lost more than 20 percent of its value against the dollar since the start of the year.

Iraq's PM sets up high-powered commission to probe alleged irregularities in May 12 parliamentary elections

A international security body says it is deploying 22 short-term and 350 long-term observers to monitor Turkey's June 24 snap presidential and parliamentary polls

Turkey's currency, the lira, had fallen to a record low against the dollar

Turkish officials say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has congratulated Venezuela's Nicolas Madura for winning Sunday's presidential election

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose coalition won the largest number of seats in Iraq's parliamentary elections, says the next government will be "inclusive."

Iraq's electoral commission says a political coalition led by influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has won the most seats in Iraq's national parliamentary elections, according to the release of complete results

Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered outside an election office in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk to protest alleged fraud in last week's parliamentary elections

A populist coalition organized by influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has emerged as the front-runner in Iraq's national elections with more than half the vote counted