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U.S.-backed militias oust Islamic State fighters from Syria’s Tabqa old city
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Turkish police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at May Day demonstrators in Istanbul
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Gem TV’s Iranian CEO Saeed Karimian shot dead in Istanbul
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Turkey threatens further strikes on US-allied Syrian Kurds
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French election: Macron has already accomplished the unthinkable
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Apple’s cash pile of $250 billion fuels expectations
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Speaker Berri proposed the creation of a Senate, to be headed by a Druze chairman
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PSP warns that sectarian electoral laws may lead to partitioning Lebanon
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U.S.-backed militias claim big advance against IS in Syria’s Tabqa
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Russians call on Putin to quit in peaceful protest