Turkey takes action
By: FAHRETTIN ALTUN* While returning from the G20 summit in China, the leading question occupying my mind was “what if they had succeeded?” It is certain that Turkey would have had a total downfall, drifted [ More … ]
By: FAHRETTIN ALTUN* While returning from the G20 summit in China, the leading question occupying my mind was “what if they had succeeded?” It is certain that Turkey would have had a total downfall, drifted [ More … ]
By: Merve Şebnem Oruç* When the U.S. changed its Syria policies in 2013, European countries like France and England were preparing to arm the opposition. As a matter of fact, according to the reports based [ More … ]
Even in times of war, there is always hope for a political settlement even in Syria. The Syrian political opposition held a meeting in London this week, represented by its negotiations committee, and it announced [ More … ]
By: YAHYA BOSTAN In the wake of Operation Euphrates Shield, the United States has one thing left to do: Think long and hard about their Syria policy – Having launched Operation Euphrates Shield on Aug. [ More … ]
By: Tamer Korkmaz The terrorist organization, Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) franchise Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its armed wind the People’s Protection Units (YPG) hung the American flag in the village of Rafi north of [ More … ]
On July 15, a group of renegades within the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) announced that they had staged a military coup and assumed control of the country. Their euphoric claim, however, lasted only a few [ More … ]
In his latest speeches, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has been emphasizing on how the Islamic Republic should focus on confronting and resisting its “enemies” and how Iranian leaders should not trust Iran’s enemies under [ More … ]
Nada Homsi wrote in the Middle East Eye that the closure of the Balkan route and the resettlement deal between Turkey and the EU have exacerbated an already dire situation, with the European Commission still trying to [ More … ]
By: Amr Hamzawy* The regime in Egypt cannot count on real economic and social achievements to get people to overlook the overwhelming practices of violence, injustices, and daily violations. The Egyptian authorities cannot either formulate [ More … ]
By: Dr. Basheer Mousa Nafi * In a rare moment of truth, Egypt’s General Sisi was recalling the wisdom of generations of putschist generals before him, saying: “The honor of the fighter lies in that [ More … ]
Once hubs of the Syrian uprising, the country’s rebellious capital suburbs are submitting to Assad regime’s control at a quickening pace, in a sign that the military’s grinding siege tactics are paying off. The latest [ More … ]
Barely a month after the traumatic July 15 failed coup attempt, Turkey launched a military operation in Syria last week. Supported and armed by Turkey, Free Syrian Army units swiftly took control of border town [ More … ]
By: ÇETİNER ÇETİN* It was not a coincidence that Turkey initiated a ground operation on a strategically important region in northern Syria several hours before U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s Ankara visit. In fact, this attack, [ More … ]
By: Merve Şebnem Oruç* The most critical 100-point question of the recent years is, “Is the West trying to divide us, does it want to divide us?” The “yes” answer given to this question based [ More … ]
Russia’s new military alliance with Iran is all about keeping Assad in power and America on its back foot. But marriages of convenience usually don’t last. On Aug. 16, Russian bombers took off from Shahid [ More … ]
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