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From ‘Greater-Turkey’ To ‘Blue-Homeland’

The real ‘Turkish-Delight’ was into its consonance as Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan, on August 21, 2020 announced the discovery of large reserves of oil/gas and hydrocarbons in Mediterranean sea 1 and with it obviously the objective of ‘blue-homeland’ of Turley has started to be counted inside Turkish populace as it …

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Conflicting signs from Russia enhance Iranian influence in southern Syria

Despite the widespread reports on a growing competition between Russia and Iran in Syria, in general, current developments in the southern Daraa province seem not only to undermine the hopeful idea of a conflict, but also support the opposite argument that the alliance between Moscow and Tehran is intact.

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'They won’t knock on my door': Discrimination tarnishes post-Beirut blast solidarity

Since the August 4 blast, Beirut’s streets are a stage for the daily choreography of grassroots solidarity: volunteers clean up rubble, doctors dress wounds and engineers repair shattered homes. But there are discordant notes. One morning, in the Mar Mikhail neighborhood, a man in a tent offering food baskets started …

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Discours du Panthéon: Macron, le roi du hors-sujet

Plutôt que de qualifier notre « séparatisme » d’islamiste ou de maghrébin, Emmanuel Macron a préféré le mettre… au pluriel lors de son discours célébrant les 150 ans de la République, au Panthéon. L’heure est pourtant grave, et la France ne peut plus se satisfaire d’une ligne si peu claire …

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Sweden: The Violence Is "Extremely Serious"

“The police must ensure that the criminals are arrested and can be prosecuted. The criminals need to disappear from our streets and squares so that no more ruthless crimes are committed… We work intensively, around the clock, despite this, the severe violence continues.” — Sweden’s National Police Chief Anders Thornberg, …

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Turkey's 'Filthy War' Against Syria, Libya

The Turkish regime, about a month ago, cut off the water supply to residents of northern Syria, where the temperature in August easily reaches more than 39° Celsius (103° Fahrenheit). It is a move, human rights advocates said, that “amounts to crimes against humanity.” They called for launching an international …

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UAE and Israel to establish spy base in Yemen Island

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel are working on a plan to establish a spy base in the Yemeni Island of Socotra, according to JForum, the official sites of the Jewish and French-speaking community. The two countries, which normalised relations earlier this month, have already undertaken steps to install …

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