The three applied for asylum two and a half years ago but have not heard back from the Population, Immigration and Border Authority.

A senior official in Jerusalem says there is real concern at the prime minister's bureau that a majority to approve the reconciliation deal won't be reached at the cabinet meeting.

Ibrahim Hassan Agbariyeh allegedly tried to join the group by passing through Istanbul and another Turkish city, Gaziantep.

With his usual capacity for describing horrors of genocide and acts of compassion, historian Yair Auron presents the unknown story of Circassians who in 1942 saved Jewish youngsters from slaughter.

Even though the U.K. encourages foreign students to enroll in its institutions of higher learning, and allows them to work as well, things may now change.

IranAir has struck deals with two Western aviation giants to buy over 200 planes. However, like much else in Iran, its dreams hinge on the fate of Hassan Rohani in next year’s presidential election.

At least three ministers are expected to vote against the agreement with Turkey while two remain undecided ahead and Ankara begins planning appointments of new ambassadors.

It will be hard to go back to seeing Istanbul the way I once did. Sadly, we are reaching an age in which few cities worth visiting will be untouched by terrorism.