Only international cooperation can address urgent global issues such as fixing shortages of food and other products, eliminating barriers to growth, and saving our climate. As policymakers and business leaders head to Davos, the global economy faces perhaps its biggest test since the Second World War. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine …
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3 Killed in Yemen’s Capital, Sanaa, After Armed Drone Downed
At least three people were killed and several injured in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, when an armed drone crashed in a commercial neighborhood. The drone belonging to the Saudi-led coalition in support of the internationally recognized government of Yemen crashed in the busy civilian area after it was downed by the …
Read More »Egypt’s National Dialogue unlikely to include Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for a political dialogue with his opponents, but many wonder if the Muslim Brotherhood will be invited to attend. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s call for a political dialogue with his opponents in the country renewed talks about the future of the Muslim Brotherhood …
Read More »Turkey’s foreign policy reset sign of Brotherhood’s dwindling influence
In addition to economic concerns, the Muslim Brotherhood’s dwindling influence in the region and new regional order emerged after the Abraham Accords forced Ankara to mend ties with Egypt. Turkey’s Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati’s upcoming visit to Egypt scheduled for June 1 has created excitement, particularly among Turkey’s pro-government media …
Read More »Turkey threatens new Syria incursion amid NATO debate
Erdogan ups the ante as NATO allies offer cool response to Ankara’s demands over Sweden, Finland membership. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Turkey will soon launch a new military incursion against US-backed Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria. Erdogan said the operation would extend the Turkish armed forces’ areas …
Read More »US sanctions international network laundering funds for Hamas
In a move aimed at cutting off the militant group’s sources of revenue, the Treasury Department designated a Hamas official, three financial facilitators and six companies. The Biden administration sanctioned on Tuesday what it described as a network of Hamas financial facilitators and companies across the Middle East that generate …
Read More »IRGC colonel’s assassination highlights Israel’s shift in tactics against Iran
After the killing of IRGC colonel Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, reports claim that Israel has multiplied its efforts against Iranian entrenchment in Syria and Lebanon, against Hezbollah’s precision missile project and against terrorism by Iranian agents. Iranian websites list Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei as deputy director of the Quds Force’s technological …
Read More »Turkey inches closer to Egypt
The Turkish finance minister is planning a visit to Egypt next month in the latest step toward rapprochement between the two countries. In a new step toward rapprochement between Egypt and Turkey, Turkish Minister of Treasury and Finance Nureddin Nebati will visit Egypt on June 1. The visit, the first …
Read More »Turkey’s NATO obstinance threatens more than Nordic membership
From the vantage point of the West, giving in to Ankara’s demands from Finland and Sweden amounts to letting an autocrat design the security architecture of Europe. US President Joe Biden’s announcement of his country’s unequivocal support of Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership bids came as a veiled rebuke of …
Read More »Erdogan writes off Greece’s Mitsotakis, maintains stance on NATO expansion
Enraged by the Greek premier’s remarks to US Congress against arms sales to Turkey, Erdogan denounces Greece, along with Sweden and Finland, for supporting terrorism. Opening up a new battlefront with NATO allies, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced late Monday that he had “written off” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis …
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