Egypt seeks to check Turkish influence in North Africa and the Horn, while its priority remains Nile Dam talks with Ethiopia. The incoming Joe Biden administration will find that key Middle East fault lines are increasingly present in Africa. On one side is Egypt, backed by Saudi Arabia and the …
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Is Turkey gearing up for military move against Syrian Kurds?
A marked increase in Turkish military activity in the area between Ain Issa and Tall Tamer in northern Syria has raised the specter of a fresh Turkish military move to curb the Kurds before
Read More »Turkey's Erdogan crushes hopes of reform, lashes out at AKP veteran
In an address before parliament, the president said there “is no Kurdish problem” in Turkey and took aim at fellow AKP member Bulent Arinc over the latter’s comments supporting the release of a jailed Kurdish leader.
Read More »Kurdish and Turkey-Backed Fighters Clash in Syria, 11 Killed
Clashes have rocked Ayn Issa, with fighting between Kurdish fighters and Turkey-backed opposition gunmen and leaving 11 people dead reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Read More »Assassination of Iranian Nuclear Scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Mahabadi—Assassins’ Motives beyond Iran.
Short analysis by:Ejaz Hussain,London. The assassination of Dr Fakhrizadeh on Friday 27 November is not just ‘another’ incident—it’s causality is greater than it’s aftermath. Having followed closely the roadmap to JCPOA (October 2015), course of negotiations in Switzerland and Austria, and post-JCPOA developments—the compass of my anschauung of this highly …
Read More »Armed group deploys at Libya's NOC headquarters
An armed group attempted to storm Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) headquarters in Tripoli but was stopped by guards, the company said on Monday, underscoring the security risks that the North African nation’s energy industry continues to face.
Read More »Steinitz to Lebanese president: Let’s negotiate maritime border
The invitation came in light of Lebanon increasing its demands for more maritime territory than had previously been part of the negotiations with Israel. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz called on Lebanese President Michel Aoun to meet in Europe for direct negotiations on the maritime border dispute between Israel and Lebanon, …
Read More »Egypt adds leading activist, politician to terror watch list
An Egyptian court placed nearly 30 people, including a leading pro-democracy activist and an Islamist politician, on a terrorism watch list over accusations they joined the banned Muslim Brotherhood, the official gazette reported Monday.
Read More »Biden’s new secretary of state ready to take on the Middle East
Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to lead the State Department, has worked alongside Biden for nearly two decades. President-elect Joe Biden named foreign policy veteran Antony Blinken as his pick for Secretary of State on Monday, tasking a trusted aide with fulfilling his campaign pledge to reassert America’s standing …
Read More »Arab Coalition destroys naval mines planted by Houthis in Red Sea
The Arab Coalition on Tuesday said it had destroyed five naval mines planted by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia in the southern Red Sea.
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