Middle Orient

Turkey’s military “neutralised” 53 Kurdish militants in northern Syria, using ground artillery and drones in retaliatory strikes following an attack on a police post on the Turkish side of the border at the weekend, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry typically uses the term “neutralised” to describe killed …

A PKK terrorist accused of ordering a 2017 attack in Türkiye, was “neutralized” by National Intelligence Organization (MIT) in northern Iraq, security sources said Wednesday. The term is used to indicate terrorists killed or captured in operations. The terrorist was identified as Abdulkahar Karasaç, also known as Alişer Çiya. He …

Dans une tournure imprévisible des événements, la Russie a asséné un coup calculé aux États-Unis et à Israël en armant l’Iran de missiles hypersoniques avancés, faisant de ce pays un instrument de choix. Les implications de cette manœuvre stratégique sont considérables et pourraient modifier l’équilibre des forces dans la région …

Days after welcoming Secretary of State Antony Blinken as part of efforts to reset relations with the U.S., Saudi Arabia turned its attention to boosting ties with one of Washington’s main competitors: China, says Bloomberg. A Bloomberg report — Saudi Arabia Looks to China for Business as US Influence Wanes …

The invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 decisively demonstrated Russia’s repudiation of international law and order. Despite Moscow’s counterclaims, successive international bodies have determined that the Russian invasion constitutes an illegal use of force.[1] The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights moreover estimates that the large-scale attack by Russia is …

Xi used the word ‘Palestine’ as he welcomed Mahmoud Abbas on a visit that follows Beijing’s offer to mediate peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated on Wednesday China’s support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the 1967 borders in a meeting …

Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) aided Syrian opposition forces in capturing a member of the PKK terrorist group’s Syrian wing, the YPG, as she was trying to infiltrate Türkiye, security sources said on Friday. MIT discovered that Helin Işenme, also known under several aliases, including Amara Amed and Sena, who …

The UAE-Turkey $40 billion trade agreement ratified in May is an expression of the friendship between the two countries’ leaders, according to experts. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured his third term as Turkey’s leader last month, continuing his 20 years of power while embarking on repairing relations with Gulf states, …

Iran has already been shipping drones via the Caspian Sea to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine, White House says. The Biden administration on Thursday accused Iran of providing Russia with materials to build a factory east of Moscow to produce armed drones for use in the Kremlin’s …

Factions of the embattled party are maneuvering for greater influence even while longtime president Mahmoud Abbas remains in power. The recent public statement by senior Fatah official Mahmoud Alloul about the decline of his movement might be surprising but it reflects the deterioration that has been going on for some …