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 … ]
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is scheduled to meet with chancellor Merkel to discuss latest developments in the region and bilateral relations Egypt’s Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi headed to Germany on Sunday to attend the German-African Summit, according [ More … ]
After a telephone call with Qatar’s Emir, Donald Trump has allegedly agreed to a possible White House meeting to calm ongoing tensions between the Arab states. US President Donald Trump has allegedly agreed to a [ More … ]
BY: İLNUR ÇEVIK* The Iranian expansionists, who are trying to cause trouble between Sunni Arab countries, are the predominant actors behind the decision to isolate Doha. Turkey has been warning friends and foes that Iranian expansionism [ More … ]
A number of nations, including Turkey, have been engaged in intense diplomatic efforts to find a solution to the escalating crisis between Qatar and a group of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia and Egypt. [ More … ]
US president to keep American embassy in Tel Aviv despite earlier hints he would relocate it to Jerusalem The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority (PA) has welcomed a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to keep the [ More … ]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accused fellow Fatah members of using a recent prisoner hunger strike to ‘conspire against him’ over the recent hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has accused Fatah [ More … ]
Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei slammed regional rival Saudi Arabia on Sunday, describing the kingdom as the US ‘milking cow’. Saudi Arabia is being pumped “like a milking cow” by “infidel” Americans, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah [ More … ]
Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile programme, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a senior commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard as saying. The development [ More … ]
BY: Merve Şebnem Oruç The Belgian capital of Brussels is hosting the summit meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government today. There is no doubt that at this summit, eyes will be turned to [ More … ]
Bahrain is once again gripped with violence after police fired on protesters outside the home of a popular cleric. Five people have been killed when police opened fire on protesters in Bahrain on Tuesday, as [ More … ]
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continued to express outrage over US President Donald Trump calling out the Hamas movement — Gaza’s de facto leading party — in a list of terrorist organizations during a speech [ More … ]
Saudi King Salman thanked US President Donald Trump and leaders of Arab and Islamic countries who participated in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) consultative meeting, the GCC-US Summit and the Arab-Islamic-American Summit hosted by Riyadh. [ More … ]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed US President Donald Trump at the Palestinian presidential palace in the southern occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on Tuesday morning. Palestinian presidential guard spokesman Ghassan Nimr told local media [ More … ]
Palestinian Authority ready to exchange three times as much territory as previously, official tells Middle East Eye ahead of Trump visit to West Bank Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will be presenting a plan that [ More … ]
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