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Home2017March

Month: March 2017

Egypt Latest News

Egyptian Security Forces Dismantled a Bomb in a Church

March 31, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Egyptian security forces in the western province of Gharbia defused a bomb inside the Mary Girgis Church in Tanta, Egypt’s fifth largest governorate. The police forces received reports that a bomb had been discovered inside the [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

#FreedomFirst campaign to face Al-Sisi during his visit to Washington

March 31, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

A campaign has been launched by activists in the United States to highlight the unprecedented human rights violations in Egypt in the run-up to Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s White House meeting next week. This week, the White [ More … ]

Turkey Latest News

Analysts in Turkey argue for political campaigns abroad

March 31, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Academics speak out after Ankara’s fall out with EU states over block on Turkish ministers’ referendum campaigns EU rules on political expression have failed to keep up with the free movement of people across the [ More … ]

Turkey Latest News

Threats against Turkey remain, defense minister says

March 31, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

End of Operation Euphrates Shield does not mean threats against Turkey are completely over, Fikri Isik says The end of Turkey’s military operation in northern Syria does not mean threats are over, Defense Minister Fikri [ More … ]

Yemen Latest News

Houthis threatening Bab Al-Mandab Strait: US Central Command Chief

March 31, 2017 MEO Staff

Houthi rebels in Yemen are threatening free movement into and out of the Red Sea with missiles, mines and other sophisticated defenses on a key strait, US Central Command Chief has said. The Bab Al-Mandab [ More … ]

Somalia

Trump approves more ‘aggressive airstrikes’ in Somalia

March 31, 2017 MEO Staff

US President Donald Trump has approved a Pentagon request to allow US special operations forces to accompany Somali troops and call in airstrikes against al-Shabaab without higher level approval. US President Donald Trump has approved [ More … ]

Turkey Latest News

Turkey ‘key partner’ in region, says Belarusian official

March 31, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

A Belarusian minister has used the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties with Ankara to describe Turkey as a “key partner”. Minsk valued its relationship with Ankara, Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Kravchenko told Anadolu Agency [ More … ]

Turkey Latest News

Tillerson visited Turkey to discuss fight against ISIS and Gülen

March 31, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım early on March 30 as part of his trip to Ankara, with the two leaders discussing developments in Syria and Iraq [ More … ]

Israel Latest News

Dozens injured as Palestinians across West Bank, Gaza and Israel commemorate Land Day

March 31, 2017 MEO Staff

Palestinians across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory held protests and marches on Thursday for Land Day — the day in 1976 when Israel confiscated approximately 21,000 dunums of historic Palestinian land across Israel, sparking [ More … ]

Column

Column: Throw that photograph in their faces! We won’t give up so easily

March 30, 2017 MEO Staff

BY: İbrahim Karagül* We decided on July 15 what plans the men lined up in front of the pope had with Turkey, what kind of future they were headed toward, what kind of identity-aligned partnership they [ More … ]

Iraq: New suicide attack in Baghdad, 17 killed
Iraq Latest News

Iraq: New suicide attack in Baghdad, 17 killed

March 30, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

A suicide truck bomber targeted a police checkpoint in Iraq’s Baghdad on Wednesday night, killing 17 people and wounding at least 60 others, in a new chapter of suicide attacks that rocked the Iraqi capital in [ More … ]

Mosul battle: ISIS' resistance puts heavy toll on Iraqi forces
Iraq Latest News

Mosul: Iraqi forces advance amid concerns over Civilians’ lives

March 30, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

US-backed Iraqi forces advanced amid heavy lashes to edge closer to the al-Nuri mosque in western Mosul on Wednesday, tightening their control over the old city as concerns were raised again over the safety of civilians. [ More … ]

Syria: 40,000 displaced in Hama recent military operations
Syria Latest News

Syria: 40,000 displaced in Hama recent military operations

March 30, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Nearly 40,000 people, mostly women and children, have been displaced over the past week by fighting northwest of Syria’s Hama city between the regime and the revolutionaries, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Alliance of revolutionaries [ More … ]

Syria: Rebels press with a new major assault in Hama province
Syria Latest News

Syria: Clashes intensify near Hama, heavy airstrikes, signs of chemical attack

March 30, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Assad regime forces fought fiercely in Syria’s Hama to reverse the revolutionaries’ latest advancement, as warplanes pounded the rebel-held areas heavily and reports said that signs of chemical attacks were clearly found. Alliance of revolutionaries and [ More … ]

Column

Column: Turkey is the most dynamic regional partner

March 30, 2017 MEO Staff

BY: ÇETİNER ÇETİN* It seems that the strife between Turkey and the EU will not end soon. The hostile attitude of Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland is forcing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to respond harshly. [ More … ]

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