BY: BURHANETTIN DURAN* The Saudi royal family has a new future king. Having been endorsed by 31 out of the 34 members of the Allegiance Council, a royal decree made Muhammed bin Salman crown prince. King [ More … ]
Morocco’s efforts in renewable energy are paying their due. With installed capacity estimated at 892 megawatts, Morocco now ranks second in Africa and the Middle East (MEA) for wind farming. According to a recent study [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* The state of isolation against Qatar that arose with the decision of some Gulf countries is actually an indication of the precursor tremors of a major mobilization to start in the region. [ More … ]
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said the US wants UN-backed peace talks in Yemen to return ‘as soon as possible,’ during the start of his Middle East tour on Tuesday. Washington wants UN-backed Yemen peace [ More … ]
The Euphrates Shield ‘reached its natural limits’, but Turkey is not ready to leave Syria, according to analysts. On March 29, Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced the successful completion of the “Euphrates Shield” military [ More … ]
China is set to establish the region’s first drone factory in Saudi Arabia, following the visit of King Salman to the far-eastern nation earlier in March. Saudi Arabia has granted permission for a Chinese firm [ More … ]
U.S. ban on electronics could spell massive losses for region’s airlines. They risk losing their premium class traffic by 15-25%: analysts The ban, announced on Tuesday, could see the region’s airlines losing their premium class [ More … ]
The US declared a new order barring passengers on flights originating in eight Muslim-majority countries from carrying any electronic device bigger than a mobile phone after a revised travel ban order was signed lately by the US [ More … ]
There is an urgent need to intensify international efforts to resolve crises in the Middle East, including the Palestinian cause and the Syrian and Yemeni wars, said Saudi King Salman on Monday, according to Saudi [ More … ]
Diplomatic tensions have recently escalated between Turkey and Iran as the two regional powers traded accusations over their roles in the Syria conflict and the Middle East. The pair have been rivals for centuries but [ More … ]
BY: ÇETİNER ÇETİN* With the change of the U.S. administration, geopolitical situation in the Middle East has also started to change considerably. In addition to his quest for cooperation with Russia, President Donald Trump’s intimacy with [ More … ]
BY: NAGEHAN ALÇI* If the current tension between Washington and Tehran leads to war, the Middle East will turn into a total battle field, causing great tragedy for all of humanity Have newly inaugurated U.S. President [ More … ]
Algeria is a “capable” partner of the United States and it plays “a constructive role in promoting regional stability,” said Thursday the U.S. Department of State. “Algeria is a strategically located and capable partner with which [ More … ]
BY: BURHANETTIN DURAN* Although the incoming Trump administration’s strategy in the global arena remains blurry, it is certain the world will be never the same after the inauguration ceremony Against the backdrop of the U.S. Presidential [ More … ]
BY: Abdullah Muradoğlu* When the Arab Spring first broke out in Syria it was thought that the U.S. administration wanted to bring down the Assad regime. The U.S. supported and maintained this impression. This “fake impression” [ More … ]
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