Middle Orient

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 …

Reza Pahlavi is not a unifying figure, but remains a symbol of exclusion. A spent force, he is irrelevant to Iran’s future and unqualified to lead. As Iran edges closer to possible collapse amid renewed nationwide protests – particularly in Awdanan, Malekshahi (Ilam), Kirmashan, and Luristan in Eastern Kurdistan – …

As illegal Israeli settlements seize more land and violent settler attacks escalate, Palestine’s Christian community faces a quiet erasure Beit Sahour – Overnight on 19 November 2025, Israeli settlers bulldozed the Ush al-Ghurab hilltop in the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, just east of Bethlehem. The next morning, Beit Sahour …

“Israel is left worse off than when Hamas managed Gaza, given the sheer power of Turkey (which is increasing)…. The deployment of Turkish forces in Gaza and the sale of F-35s to Erdogan are not policy ideas but a method: regional management through personal deals and assurances rather than hard …