Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Fatih drilling ship had found 135 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Sakarya gas field. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that Turkey has discovered an additional 135 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea, a major …
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Turkish lira remains volatile after surprise dip in inflation data
Turkey’s annual inflation unexpectedly dropped to 16.59% in May, according to data published Thursday. The news did not steady the nation’s currency, which slid on market concerns over an early interest rate cut. Bucking a seven-month trend of steady increases, Turkey’s annual inflation rate fell slightly in May, catching forecasters …
Read More »Turkish attack near Makhmour camp extends anti-PKK operations deeper into Iraq
Days after warning of a coming operation on Iraq’s Makhmour camp, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a senior Kurdistan Workers Party official was “neutralized” near the camp Saturday, underlining Ankara’s drive to put pressure on militants in the region. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Sunday that a …
Read More »Qatar ‘funneled millions of dollars’ to Al-Qaeda-affiliate terrorists in Syria: British media
Nine Syrians are accusing several Qatari figures and institutes of funding terrorist fighters in Syria in a case filed at a UK court, according the Times of London. In a claim issued this week from the High Court in London, the Syrian individuals are claiming damages for financial losses, torture, …
Read More »Another Houthi Drone Launched at Saudi Arabia
The coalition of Arab and Muslim states battling the Iran-backed Houthi movement for control of Yemen said it had intercepted another explosives-laden drone launched at neighboring Saudi Arabia on Sunday. While the Saudi-led coalition said the attack, aimed at a military air base near the city of Khamis Mushait, was …
Read More »Iran’s Council to Review Presidential Candidates’ Disqualification
Iran’s presidential race is heating up ahead of the June 18 vote as, on Saturday, the leading candidates to replace President Hasan Rouhani faced off in the first of three debates. Tensions rose quickly as accusations of treason and aiding the American enemy were hurled by hard-line candidates at the …
Read More »Iran Presidential Elections 2021- Analysis
Iran’s 13th Presidential elections will be held on June 18, 2021.On May 25, 2021, Iran’s Guardian Council released a list of seven approved candidates for the upcoming presidential election – Saeed Jalili, Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, Alireza Zakani, Seyed Amir Hossein Qazizadeh Hashemi, Mohsen Mehralizadeh, Mohsen Rezaei, and AbdolnaserHemmati. Many candidates …
Read More »Robert Reich: Beginning Of End Of Democracy As We Know It? – OpEd
Sunday morning, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin announced in the Charleston Gazette-Mail that he’s a “no” on the For the People Act – and a no for ending the filibuster. This is a direct in-your-eye response to President Biden’s thinly-veiled criticism of Manchin last Tuesday in Tulsa. If it means …
Read More »Pakistan Slams Afghan National Security Chief, Accuses Him of Spoiling Peace Process
Pakistan’s top diplomat on Saturday publicly stated for the first time that his ministry had severed ties with Afghanistan’s national security adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, over incendiary remarks about its southern neighbor that undermined regional peace efforts. Shah Mehmood Qureshi made the disclosure a week after a highly placed Pakistani official …
Read More »German Domestic Intelligence Chief Warns Of Increased Russian Activity
Russian intelligence activity in Germany has significantly increased and now reached Cold War levels, Berlin’s top domestic intelligence chief warned. In an interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper published on June 6, Thomas Haldenwang, who leads the Agency for the Protection of the Constitution, said Russia has a “very …
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