Turkey blocks access to Instagram, amid outrage over the censorship of posts on Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad are expected to meet with each other for the first time after over 10 years at the Yayladagi-Kasab border gate.

The Turkish president has repeatedly said Israel is solely to blame for escalating tensions in West Asia.

President Bashar al-Assad says Syria is positive about any Turkey initiative.

Syrian Foreign Ministry says potential rapprochement and restoration of diplomatic relations between Damascus and Ankara depends on Turkey withdrawing its troops from the Arab nation’s territory.

Scorching heatwaves hitting the West Asia region trigger extensive and rolling power outages across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Turkey.

Turkish forces move 15 kilometers into the Iraqi Kurdistan region under the pretext of fighting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group.

The Turkish president has signaled potential rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus, suggesting a potential invitation to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.

Turkish airport workers reportedly refuse to refuel an Israeli passenger plane that had made an emergency landing in the country earlier.

Turkish and Syrian officials are likely to meet in the Iraqi capital Baghdad for potential rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus.