Reaction to Kerry’s New Peace Initiative for Yemen
On Thursday, US Secretary of State John Kerry agreed with Gulf states and the UN on a plan to resume peace talks in Yemen with a view to forming a unity government after 18 months [ More … ]
On Thursday, US Secretary of State John Kerry agreed with Gulf states and the UN on a plan to resume peace talks in Yemen with a view to forming a unity government after 18 months [ More … ]
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Pakistan on Sunday, then will embark on a several-nation tour, including China and Japan . The Saudi royal met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on [ More … ]
Yemen’s Houthi-run governing council said on Sunday it was ready to restart peace talks with the country’s exiled government provided a Saudi-led coalition stopped attacking and besieging Houthi-held territories, reported Reuters U.N.-sponsored negotiations to end 18 [ More … ]
By: Ali Hussein Bakir* In the midst of the developments that are taking place in the regional arena, many questions about the nature of the changes in Turkey’s foreign policy were put forward, and some [ More … ]
By: NAGEHAN ALÇI* Great efforts are being made to destabilize Turkey. In one sense, these are endeavors made by various terrorist organizations and international powers supporting them to turn Turkey into the new Syria. DAESH, [ More … ]
-The Saudi ambassador has accused Iran-affiliated Iraqi Shia militias of plotting to assassinate him – Iraq’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday demanded Saudi Arabia change its ambassador in Baghdad, Thamer al-Sabhan, reported Anadolu Agency. The move [ More … ]
– Binali Yildirim thanks Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa for July 15 support during monarch’s visit to Istanbul – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has thanked Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa for the Gulf state’s solidarity [ More … ]
Israeli naval forces Saturday morning detained a Palestinian fisherman off the coast of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, while Israeli forces opened live fire at Palestinian farmers working near the separation barrier east [ More … ]
The Palestinian Ministry of Education said in a statement on Saturday that Israeli authorities have been impeding entry of 300,000 textbooks from the occupied West Bank into the blockaded Gaza Strip, jeopardizing the new school [ More … ]
Dozens of Palestinian citizens suffered suffocation on Saturday evening when Israeli soldiers launched a tear gas attack on the Faisal Husseini stadium in al-Ram town, northeast of Occupied Jerusalem. Local sources said that Israeli forces [ More … ]
The annual direct and indirect costs of education services offered to Syrians at the Kingdom’s schools stand at JD250 million, Deputy Prime Minister Jordan for Services and Education Minister Mohammad Thneibat said on Saturday, according [ More … ]
Egyptian authorities will exceptionally reopen the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to allow pilgrims from the Israeli-blockaded strip to cross, a Palestinian official said, according to Anadolu Agency. “Rafah terminal will [ More … ]
By: Merve Şebnem Oruç* The world is a chess board. When opening the game, the entire board should be kept in view. The start is neutral for both the winner and loser. The conclusion is [ More … ]
By: Yasin Aktay* The operation Turkey conducted on Daesh in Jarabulus, a city in Syria near the Turkish border, might be a little late, yet it was a necessary step to take. Turkey is now [ More … ]
– Scores of Houthi rebels were killed Saturday in Saudi-led attacks and clashes with pro-government forces across war-torn Yemen, reported Anadolu Agency. Saudi-led forces shelled Houthi positions in Harad in the northwestern Hajjah province, the [ More … ]
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