Bahrain’s High Criminal Court sentences 167 political dissidents to between six months and 10 years in prison at a trial in late February.

The United States fails to implicate the Saudi crown prince in the gruesome killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi despite a CIA assessment blaming Mohammed bin Salman for ordering the murder.

Hulusi Akar said Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 is “not a choice but a necessity.”

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay says Ankara pursues its own interests in purchasing the Russian S-400 missile defense systems.

The US State Department's senior envoy to the so-called anti-Daesh coalition, Brett McGurk, has resigned over Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria.

US Embassy in DR Congo issues security alert on potential terror attack against US facilities.

Turkish interior minister says US bounty on three top PKK leaders is part of Washington’s policy of double standards.

The US, long mum on Myanmar’s genocide against minority Muslims, releases a report blaming only the Southeast Asian country’s military for “well-planned and coordinated” atrocities against the Muslims.

US cuts funding of "Syria stabilization projects" but vows to remain active in the country.

The United States says it is prepared to impose sanctions on all countries that continue to buy Iran's oil -- including China -- after Washington starts restoring bans on the Islamic Republic’s energy sector.