Middle Orient

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Russia on Thursday, seeking to persuade President Vladimir Putin to help stem disaster in Syria’s Idlib province. Turkish forces are locked in fierce combat there with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s army in what has become the last bastion of the armed rebels fighting …

For the first time in Syria’s nine-year war, the Turkish military this week launched direct attacks on the Syrian army. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that he ordered howitzers and F-16 fighter jets to hit President Bashar al-Assad’s forces near the Turkish border in response to the killing of …

For more than three months, Turkey has been rocked by rolling protests centered in Istanbul. Following President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s controversial appointment of businessman Melih Bulu as the new rector of Bogazici University in January, students and professors began holding rallies to denounce the pick. They see Bulu as an …

Iran’s interest is in learning from Chinese military technology. The Islamic Republic is seeking to improve its missile and drone capability to tap into the latest technology from Russia and China and learn how to get around the latest air-defense systems, according to Iranian military analysts who were cited in …

IDF intelligence chief Aharon Haliva said that the restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program within the framework of the Iran deal are better for Israel than non-compliance with the agreement. A return to the JCPOA – otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal – is better for Israel than a situation …

The disagreement between IDF Intelligence Chief Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva and Mossad Director David Barnea seems remarkable, but in fact, is just another round of the debate. The fateful war of words between the Mossad and Israeli Military Intelligence continued this week, with ministers leaking their classified contrary views on …

The incident occurred in southern Yemeni terrority controlled by UAE-backed forces. Houthi forces in Yemen shot down a drone allegedly used by the United Arab Emirates for espionage today. “Our air forces, by the grace of God, were able to down a Chinese-made spy drone belonging to the Emirati air …

Mit aller Macht stemmt sich der türkische Staatschef gegen die Inflation. Nur leider mit den völlig falschen Mitteln. Die Teuerungsrate kostete schon einmal eine Regierung das Amt. Eine Regierung, die 36 Prozent Inflation in ihrer Jahresbilanz stehen hat, sollte sich fragen, was sie falsch macht. Denn sonst, und das ist …

Abstract On 3rd January 2020, Iranian General, Qassem Soleimani was assassinated in Baghdad under the orders of Former President Donald Trump. Trump argued that Iran was planning an imminent attack, although till today no proof of this claim has been provided by the US. Experts in international law have highlighted …

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said that his country will take revenge on the United States for its assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, leader of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), unless former President Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are put …