The United States, France and United Kingdom in a joint statement welcomed the Libya National Army (LNA) decision to probe unlawful killings along with its recognition of an ICC arrest warrant for an LNA commander. [ More … ]
Donald Trump and top Saudi officials discussed removing Turkey from the Syrian equation and shifting the headquarters of the Syrian opposition’s headquarters from Istanbul to Riyadh Details of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Saudi Arabia visit, [ More … ]
The US has issued its annual religious freedom report, slamming its allies in the Gulf, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, for what it said was the persecution of their religious minorities. The United States issued its [ More … ]
The US has asked Kurdish leaders to postpone the vote over fears it would distract from the fight against the Islamic State Iraqi Kurds have rejected a call by the US to postpone a referendum [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* The terror corridor formed in Syria’s north is a plan to annihilate Turkey. As soon as it is completed, the Turkey front will be opened, an area spanning hundreds of kilometers will be [ More … ]
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF)’s Chief of the General Staff, Emad al-Din Mustafa Adawi and the Deputy Commander of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Alexander Laskaris, on Wednesday have discussed regional security and joint cooperation [ More … ]
On Wednesday, Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah and Acting Minister of Information, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, delivered a letter to Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, [ More … ]
Speaking in eastern Turkey’s Malatya, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey remains determined to launch ‘new moves’ akin to its foray into northern Syria in August 2016. Referring to Daesh, he said the situation in [ More … ]
BY: BERIL DEDEOĞLU* To prevent another cold war from appearing in the near future, the two superpowers of the U.S. and Russia need to stop disputing each other’s policies on Iran The international community is preoccupied [ More … ]
Two US envoys have arrived in the Gulf to begin a five-day tour aimed at ending the now two-month long Saudi-led Qatar blockade. Two US envoys have arrived in Kuwait at the start of a [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* A brand new “coalition” is being shaped in our region, in the Middle East, and Turkey is most definitely not extraneous to this coalition! I guess the most serious political mobility after the Arab Spring is going to take [ More … ]
BY: FAHRETTIN ALTUN* The July 15 coup attempt in Turkey can be described as an operation that was made as part of the global war on Islam Turkey has undergone a major transformation over the past [ More … ]
A coalition of rights groups has issued a joint letter to key US agencies calling for a review of allegations of abuse by US-allied UAE forces in Yemen. A coalition of rights groups, including Human [ More … ]
US special forces are joining Emirati and local forces in conducting operations against al-Qaeda positions in Yemen, the Pentagon said on Friday. The US is putting boots on the ground in Yemen as it supports [ More … ]
BY: Merve Şebnem Oruç* Turkey has long since expressed its thoughts and attitude regarding Syria and Iraq. Ankara time after time stated what sort of a future the sectarian approach of the Maliki regime in Baghdad [ More … ]
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