Amid thaw in ties between Ethiopia, Eritrea, relatives set to reunite through flight after 20 years The first Ethiopian Airlines commercial flight to neighbouring Eritrea in 20 years took off on Wednesday. With 456 passengers [ More … ]
Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak says effective Central Bank is among main policy targets of new era. The operational range of the Turkish Central Bank will be expanded through strengthening policy synchronization and unclogging [ More … ]
As the Saudi-UAE offensive on the Yemeni port city of Hudaida continues and intensifies, there seems to be no solution that will serve the people of the city. Despite his efforts, the UN special envoy [ More … ]
Iran is ready to stay in landmark nuclear deal as long as its interests are guaranteed, president says Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Iran would remain in the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with [ More … ]
By: Yasi Aktay* We all know that the June 24 elections were followed not only in Turkey but also across the world, with great interest and enthusiasm. Concordantly, our media broadcasted numerous footage and reports [ More … ]
Turkey will sell four corvette ships to Pakistan’s navy, Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli was quoted as saying by state-run Anadolu agency on Thursday. Turkey said last year it signed a memorandum of understanding for the [ More … ]
An astute observer of Algeria and Morocco will notice that relations between the two countries have taken a dangerous turn and tensions have visibly increased. Bilateral relations over the last forty-odd years have been marked [ More … ]
Erdoğan and the AK Party are heading for victory in the presidential and parliamentary elections, according to unofficial data Unofficial results from Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections show incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his [ More … ]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cast his vote on Sunday in Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Erdoğan voted at the Saffet Çebi Middle School in Istanbul’s Üsküdar at approximately 1:30 p.m. local time. He was accompanied [ More … ]
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said on Sunday that no discrepancies were reported during the elections so far. The delegation started its on-site observation in Lieutenant Kalmaz Primary School in capital [ More … ]
By: Yasin Aktay* As we rapidly head toward the June 24 elections, though the harsh criticisms made by presidential candidates about one another drop to a frustrating level at times, we can consider it from [ More … ]
UN warns of devastating consequences for 250,000 Hudaida residents as Saudi-led coalition targets Houthi rebels in port city. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have launched an assault on Yemen’s port city of Hudaida, in the [ More … ]
This insight traces the different styles, eras, mechanisms, and transitions of Palestinian leadership across the past century and draws lessons for the future, arguing that there is hope for the Palestinian struggle in the current [ More … ]
By: Bill Law* Selling missiles to the Qataris is not only good business for the Russians; it also allows them to meddle in the conflicted and splintered politics of the Gulf states. Military experts refer to [ More … ]
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