Ankara

Israeli Blogger Detained Near Syrian Border in Turkey

A blogger with dual Israeli-US citizenship was detained in Turkey Saturday while reporting on Syria near the border in the Kurdish region.

Syria has attempted to shoot down a second Turkish aircraft searching for missing pilots, Ankara announced Monday.

Turkey has expressed fears the growing civil war in Syria is beginning to spill over its border. About 2,000 refugees arrived in 48 hours.

Dozens demonstrate outside against the Israeli Embassy in Ankara, call for participation in Global March to Jerusalem.

The Cairo-based Arab League has tightened its sanctions on Syria, listing 17 high-ranking officials on a travel ban to other Arab nations.

Turkey has struck Syria with a list of economic sanctions designed to break the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

One day after the Arab League imposes sanctions against Syria, the European Union adds to those it has already levied on Damascus.

Former Mossad operative David Meidan has been appointed Israel's new envoy to Turkey in an effort to bring back warm relations with Ankara.

Israeli negotiator David Meidan may be heading to Ankara to work on thawing relations between the Jewish State and Turkey.

A counter terrorism group says an alleged list of names of IDF commandos involved in the Mavi Marmara raid, published by Turkey, is bogus.

At least three people were killed and more than a dozen wounded after terrorists struck in a car bomb attack near a high school in Ankara.

Israeli Sephardic Chief Rabbi accepts an invitation to visit Istanbul-based theologian Adnan Oktar in hopes of restoring diplomatic ties.

Despite diplomatic tensions, Turkey's business and pacifist community maintains that ties remain strong.

Turkey has toned down its flaming statements, and Israel is conciliatory to bring the relationship back from the edge.

Turkish charter airlines cut back their weekly flights to and from Israel, and El Al is monitoring Israel's diplomatic crisis with Turkey.