Eurasia

La ruse favorite des partisans d’un changement de régime est de faire croire que la population du pays ciblé forme un bloc idéologique monolithique. Tous les Iraniens détestent leur gouvernement, tous les Vénézuéliens voulaient se libérer de Maduro, etc. Ils utilisent constamment cette tactique. Le problème, c’est que cela les …

In Gaza, lethal hostilities continued to subside, while Israel consolidated and expanded its control; protests rocked Iran; and Gulf proxy rivalries fuelled a political storm in southern Yemen. Gaza: Lethal hostilities continue to subside, while Israel consolidates and expands control Since taking effect on 10 October, the ceasefire in Gaza …

Abu Dhabi excludes British universities from list of institutions eligible for state scholarships The United Arab Emirates has restricted funding for citizens to study at British universities over tensions with the UK for its decision not to ban the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation. Abu Dhabi has excluded British …

Turkish president says security and diplomatic channels with Israel and historical ties to the Palestinians put Turkey in unique position Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that an international force in Gaza would not gain the trust of the Palestinian people without Turkey’s participation. In a Bloomberg interview published on …

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan  Fidan says Ukraine’s allies have made progress towards handing Black Sea naval security mission to Turkey Turkey is likely to assume the naval mission for Black Sea security as part of the security guarantees given to Ukraine, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told journalists following the …

Ibrahim Kalin says intelligence diplomacy delivering results from the Sahel to the Horn of Africa as Ankara deepens its trade and military ties with the continent Turkey is prioritising Africa, where strategic competition is accelerating, the director of its National Intelligence Organisation Ibrahim Kalin declared on Tuesday, saying that Ankara …

Geopolitics is most dangerous not when it erupts, but when it reorganises quietly — when the ground shifts beneath familiar alliances while elites continue to speak the language of yesterday. The Gulf today is in precisely such a moment. What once masqueraded as a coherent bloc has fractured into rival …

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said on Sunday that it has issued instructions for all government bodies and institutions in the Gaza Strip to prepare for a full handover of authority to an independent Palestinian technocratic body. Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said in a televised statement that the decision followed …

Egypt’s Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport, a state-owned firm, announced its firm rejection of any offer aimed at selling its stake in Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company (ACCHC). The Egyptian company’s decision came after Black Caspian Logistics Holding Limited, a UAE logistics services provider and a subsidiary …

The last batch of fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) left Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood aboard buses headed to eastern Syria. Enab Baladi’s correspondent in Aleppo confirmed that the final group departed at around 2:30 a.m., Syria time. The correspondent added that the convoys reached Deir Hafir (eastern Aleppo …