A new Saudi anti-corruption body has detained 10 princes and dozens of former ministers. Those sacked include Prince Meteb bin Abdullah, the head of the National Guard, and Adel Fakeih, the economy minister. Abdullah al-Sultan, commander of [ More … ]
Turkey’s prime minister announced a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, replacing or swapping 11 ministers in the 26-member council of ministers, including the ministers for justice and defense. The announcement came months after President Recep Tayyip [ More … ]
By: Dr. Said al-Haj* Turkey will perpetuate the memory of the fifteenth of July, 2016 as a milestone station in its modern history. The foiling of the coup attempt in its first wave, at least, [ More … ]
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