Reporting by Lama Shammas; Translation by Yusra Ahmed ISTANBUL (Zaman Alwasl)- Istanbul is empty of its native residents these days of Breakfast Eid, however walking in its street gives the impression that it is a Syrian city. Arabic...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is returning an award given to him by a Jewish American group in 2004, after the group asked for it back because of comments he made regarding the conflict in Gaza. Turkey's ambassador to the U.S., Serdar Kilic,...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel unleashed its heaviest air and artillery assault of the Gaza war on Tuesday, destroying key symbols of Hamas control, shutting down the territory's only power plant and leaving at least 128 Palestinians dead on the bloodiest day of the 22-day...

Activists say Syrian rebels detonated bomb-packed tunnels in the Old City of Aleppo , killing at least 13 troops. AP