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Israel parliament discusses killings of Armenians
Israel's parliament has held a special session on whether to recognize the mass killings of Armenians as genocide, even as the government takes new ...
Israel, Turkey find way forward on flotilla money
In a step toward restoring ties, former allies Turkey and Israel agreed Monday on the "methods and principles" of working out compensation payments ...
Kerry pushes Turkey-Israel rapprochement
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged Turkey to speed up and cement an American-brokered rapprochement with Israel, and he explored with ...
Analysis: Hamas wants bigger regional role
Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal has set an ambitious agenda for his new term, seeking to transform his Islamic militant movement that rules Gaza into a ...
Kerry struggles to get Turkey to mend Israel ties
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry struggled Sunday to convince Turkey's leaders they should promptly restore full diplomatic ties with Israel, two ...
Kerry in Turkey, eyes new bid for talks in Mideast
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Turkey early Sunday on the first leg of a 10-day trip to Europe and Asia that would also seek to unlock ...
Syrian president warns of fallout if regime falls
President Bashar Assad warned the fall of his regime or the breakup of Syria will unleash a "domino effect" that will fuel Middle East instability for ...
New push for Mideast peace: John Kerry heads back
Evoking the U.S. shuttle diplomacy of decades past, Secretary of State John Kerry is making his third trip to the Middle East in a span of just two ...
Rebels capture military base in southern Syria
Syrian rebels captured a military base in the country's south on Wednesday after days of heavy fighting, activists said, in the latest advance by ...
IOC panel has 'excellent impression' of Istanbul
The IOC came away with an "excellent impression" Wednesday of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics, stressing that the city's multi-billion-dollar ...
Erdogan: No quick restoration of ties with Israel
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested "normalization" of ties with Israel would take time, hinting that Turkey wanted to ensure the ...
Kerry sees Abbas and Netanyahu after Obama trip
U.S Secretary of State John Kerry met Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Saturday, following up on President Barack Obama's talks with each earlier ...
Israel and Turkey agree to restore diplomatic ties
Israel and Turkey agreed to restore full diplomatic relations on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized in a phone call for a ...
Obama warns of 'enclave for extremism' in Syria
President Barack Obama warned Friday that an "enclave for extremism" could fill a leadership void in war-torn Syria, a chilling scenario for an ...
Reports: Kurdish rebels to heed call for peace
A senior Kurdish politician said Friday that the Kurdish rebels' armed struggle against Turkey was "99 percent over," a day after the rebel leader ...
Kurdish rebel leader calls for historic truce
In a major step toward ending one of the world's longest, bloodiest insurgencies, the Kurds' jailed rebel leader called Thursday for a "new era" of ...
1 injured in attacks in Turkish capital
Assailants on Tuesday fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the headquarters of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party and hurled two hand ...
Prime Minister hopes for peace with Kurdish rebels
Turkey's prime minister said he hopes this week's spring festival, which is celebrated by Kurds, will herald the start of a peaceful resolution of the ...
Ocalan says peace talks with Turkey progressing
Many had hoped that imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan would urge thousands of his fighters Monday to obey a cease-fire as a major step ...
Dutch lesbians raising Turkish boy go into hiding
A Dutch lesbian couple have gone into hiding with their foster son after the boy's biological parents said on television in Turkey that they object ...
Turkey links Syria to deadly car bombing at border
Turkey's interior minister blamed Syria's intelligence agencies and its army for involvement in a car bombing at a border crossing last month that ...
A look at Syrian refugees in neighboring countries
The massive, chaotic influx of Syrians fleeing their country's civil war has stretched the resources of the neighboring countries taking them in and ...
Kerry: Turkish comments complicate Mideast process
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday waded into the controversy over comments by Turkey's prime minister equating Zionism to a crime against ...
Official: Kerry to rap Turkey PM for remark
A senior American official said Friday that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will take Turkey's prime minister to task for "particularly offensive" ...
Turkish PM: Syrian leader 'mute devil'
Turkey's prime minister denounced Syria's leader Sunday, calling him a "mute devil" for carrying out attacks on his own people but not standing up to ...