Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Huge explosion rocked defense factories on Saturday by a technical damage, factory observatories reported. The flames from factories called 790 militarily were seen from Saraqib city in Idlib and sounds of the 9 explosions were heard in Aleppo, Hama,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Rebel factions operating under the Northern Homs Operation Room have captured several regime checkpoints on Friday near Kharbet al-Suda west of al-Waer neighborhood and have cut Homs-Misyaf road for few hours, local sources reported. Zaman al-Wasl’s reporter in Homs said the...

Below is a timeline of breaking events in Turkey on Friday. All times in GMT, based the times Reuters reported the events. Reuters does not vouch for events reported by other media. 2226 - Two loud explosions heard in center of Turkish capital 2208 - Tanks surround Turkish parliament...

Turkey's military said on Friday it had seized power, but President Tayyip Erdogan said the attempted coup would be put down. If successful, the overthrow of Erdogan, who has ruled Turkey since 2003, would be one of the biggest shifts in the Middle East in years, transforming one of the most...