Syrian activists reacted with anger as Abdullah Ocalan’s image appeared following the liberation of the city from Islamic State Syrian social media users have reacted with alarm after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) unveiled a [ More … ]
The Turkish army is expanding its deployment in northwest Syria with the goal of reining in Russian strikes in the Idlib border province, under a deal to reduce clashes. The Turkish army expanded its troop [ More … ]
Turkish troops have entered Syria’s Idlib province following weeks of speculation of intervention by Ankara and allied Syrian opposition forces. Turkish troops have entered Syria’s Idlib to carry out reconnaissance missions in the rebel-held province, [ More … ]
Iraq, Iran and Turkey will meet in the capital Baghdad to discuss their response to the Kurdish referendum, The New Arab learned, sparking fears that crisis could escalate. The debate around the controversial Kurdish independence [ More … ]
Turkey aims to ensure clashes are completely prevented in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, which will facilitate the political process in return, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Saturday. “Astana is a platform which in a way [ More … ]
BY: Dr.Said Elhaj* Since its access to power in Turkey in 2002, Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has paid great attention to two important issues that were neglected before, due to their strategic [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Wednesday in the Iranian capital Tehran for an official visit. He was welcomed at Mehrabad airport by Iranian Minister of Industry, Minerals and Trade Mohammad Shariat Madar, along with [ More … ]
The United States on Friday said it “does not recognize” the Iraqi-Kurdish referendum on independence, calling on all parties to reject the use of force and engage in dialogue. The United States on Friday said [ More … ]
Abdul Khaleq Abdulla, an Emirati academic close to the government, said the establishment of a Kurdish state is imminent. Abdul-Khaleq Abdulla published a map on Twitter showing what he said will be the future state [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* The 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly convened in New York City, U.S. today. At the meeting, leaders of the UN member states will address the General Assembly concerning global problems. [ More … ]
Dr. Said Al-Haj* Since the beginning of the Syrian revolution in 2011 and over the past six years, the Turkish position from the Syrian issue has evolved and changed according to three factors: [ More … ]
BY: YUSUF SELMAN İNANÇ* While Ankara and Tehran have declared their opposition to the Iraqi Kurdistan referendum in a rare instance of common political policy not seen since the Syrian civil war began, their motivations [ More … ]
Qatar has said that five suspected computer hackers have been arrested in Turkey in connection with a cyber attack on Qatar’s state news agency last May. Qatar has said that five suspected computer hackers have [ More … ]
The shipment included storm howitzer artillery and M114s that were sent to the Turkish district of Elbeyli on the Turkey-Syria border A military shipment of storm howitzer artillery and M114s were transported to Turkey’s Elbeyli [ More … ]
BY: HILAL KAPLAN* Today marks the anniversary of the beginning of Operation Euphrates Shield in which Turkey cleared two major cities from Daesh with the help of Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces. Turkish territory was targeted [ More … ]
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