The bodies of two women and five children were found after a refugee boat heading towards the Greek islands capsized near the Aegean province of Izmir.
The Jorf Altorba dam supports an aquaculture industry so vibrant that fish are also sold at markets in neighbouring Tunisia.
The blast hit a bustling commercial part of the town that lies in the heartland of regime leader al Assad's minority Alawite sect.
The UN says 4,220 lives have been lost in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year, making it the deadliest year for refugees.
Four soldiers have been detained in the most recent round of detentions involving soldiers who took part in the attack on the hotel which President Erdogan was staying at during the attempted coup.
DAESH has extended its presence along some 250 km of Libya's Mediterranean coast on both sides of the coastal city of Sirte, and in January attacked the oil ports of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf.
Nigerian foreign minister says his country needs 1 billion euros to protect legal refugee flow.
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