Everyone from Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah to President Trump seems to agree that storing 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate in the middle of a civilian city was a really bad idea. The explosion of that material last week and the horrific damage and hundreds of deaths caused by the explosion …
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Anti-terror operations continue successfully in northern Iraq, Defense Minister Akar says
Eighty-three PKK terrorists have been killed and a large number of weapons and ammunition seized as part of Turkey’s cross-border anti-terror operations Claw-Tiger and Claw-Eagle, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Sunday.
Read More »Are Hungarians Willing to Pay the Price for a Free Media?
The journalists who resigned from Index over threats to editorial independence are talking about crowd-funding an ‘Index 2.0’, but the record of successfully setting up such ventures is not encouraging.
Read More »Pompeo Visit: US’s Anti-China Recruitment Drive Targets Willing Central Europeans
The US Secretary of State will arrive in Central Europe on Tuesday for a tour of countries already onside with the White House push to counter Chinese influence in the region.
Read More »Democracy Digest: Poland Hosts New US Forward Base as Region Prepares for Pompeo Visit
The week sees the US presence on Poland soil beefed up, while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces a visit to the region to stiffen allies’ resolve against China and Russia.
Read More »Kosovo Divisions Risk Undermining EU Push for Deal with Serbia
A lack of political consensus in Kosovo on its talks with Serbia is hurting prospects of a deal being reached that would settle relations between the two.
Read More »Turkish Opposition Star’s Frustration Risks Helping Erdogan
If the ambitious former presidential candidate Muharrem Ince acts on pledges to start a new political movement, it can only split the opposition and aid the incumbent strongman, President Erdogan.
Read More »Saudi Arabia is normalizing relations with Israel?
A drama series telecast on the Saudi-controlled MBC during the holy month of Ramadan is being seen as a clear signal from Saudi Arabia about its growing ties with Israel, the Brussels Times said Tuesday.
Read More »The Politics of War: What is Israel’s Endgame in Lebanon and Syria?
On August 4, hours before a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, Beirut, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, issued an ominous warning to Lebanon.
Read More »Macron Lectures Lebanon: The Condescending Politics of Aid
The explosion in a Beirut portside warehouse containing over 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate on August 4 has done its bit to light more fires under Lebanon’s ruling powers. With the blast still bloodily fresh and traumatic – the destruction of the city’s port with over two hundred deaths and …
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