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Turkey to rename UAE Embassy's street in Ankara

The name of the street where the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy is located in the Turkish capital, Ankara will be changed, the capital's municipality announced Saturday. The street will be renamed as Fahreddin Pasha Street -- after the Ottoman governor of Medina from 1916-1919,...

3 Turks arrested in East Jerusalem released on bail

Three Turkish citizens, who were arrested at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday, have been released on bail by an Israeli court on Saturday evening. Two of the Turkish citizens-- Abdullah Kizilirmak and Mehmet Kargili -- are accused of "battering Israeli police and resistance". The third...

Gazan succumbs to wounds after Israel clashes

A Palestinian man has succumbed to his wounds sustained in clashes with Israeli forces along the border between Gaza Strip and Israel last week, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry on Saturday. Sherif al-Abd Shalash, 28, was injured last Sunday during rallies denouncing U.S....

Israel says arrested three Turks in Jerusalem amid unrest

Israeli authorities have arrested three Turkish tourists in Jerusalem over an incident that followed Muslim prayers at a flashpoint holy site, a police spokesman said on Saturday. The spokesman did not elaborate on the circumstances of Friday's arrests, which came as Israel confronted...