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President says government will help Syrians by offering them the chance to acquire Turkish nationality. Turkey plays host to about 2.7 million Syrian refugees, according to UN data [AP] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Syrian refugees living in Turkey could eventually be granted citizenship. "I want to announce some good news," Erdogan said late on Saturday at a dinner to break the Ramadan fast in Kilis province, on the Syrian border. "We are going to help our Syrian friends in offering them the chance, if they want it, to acquire Turkish nationality." The Interior Ministry will shortly announce how the citizenship procedure would work, Erdogan added. The president did not specify whether all of the 2.7 million Syrians that Turkey is hosting would be able to apply, and gave no details on eligibility criteria or how long the process would take. "We regard you as our brothers and sisters. You are not far from your homeland, b...

Iraq: Baghdad bombings kill more than 130 ISIL claims responsibility for attack that left more than 130 people dead in predominantly Shia area of Baghdad. At least 131 people, including many children, have been killed and hundreds wounded in a car bombing in a crowded commercial area in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, hospital and police sources have told Al Jazeera. The powerful explosion early on Sunday came near the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, when the streets were filled with young people and families out after sunset. Al Jazeera's Imran Khan Karada is in the middle of Baghdad. It is a district people go to - and this would have been where people would gather towards the end of Ramadan, after fasting. People would have also been in the cafes watching the Euro 2016 quarter finals. This was a deliberate attack. We've seen ISIL do this time and time again. A few months ago, I spoke to members of the Karada business co...