Middle Orient

Prezydenci Turcji i Rosji spotkali się, żeby omówić najpilniejsze kwestie i załagodzić napięcia między krajami. Interesy znów mogą się okazać silniejsze i ważniejsze niż wzajemne animozje. Władimir Putin podjął swego tureckiego odpowiednika Recepa Erdoğana w środę 29 września w Soczi nad Morzem Czarnym. Dzieje się to ponad tydzień po wyborach …

According to Russian Middle East Expert Mikhail Magid, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan and Azerbaijan hope to fill the political vacuum in the Middle East and Central Asia created by American retrenchment. Iran, India and Russia have reasons for concern about this bloc’s formation. The Three Brothers– 2021 military exercise involving special …

Few details were released about the substance of the relatively brief meeting, but progress on Syria will be difficult to achieve. Wednesday’s meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the Russian resort town of Sochi was held completely behind closed doors, raising questions …

The Syrian government, led by President Bashar ul Assad, faced a grave challenge in 2011, when the people rose against the authoritarian rule and massive protests culminated into a full-fledged civil war across the country. The protests were directed against the oppressive rule that was prevailing since 1971 when Assad’s …

In a press conference, Ilham Ahmed claimed that the PKK fought extremism, and expressed the SDC’s willingness to dialogue with the Assad regime and Turkey, according to Syria TV. “The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has fought terrorism and extremism in several areas where the Kurds are present. They have given …

The meeting was a further sign of improving relations between the Gulf states, who did not have relations from 2017 to January 2021. Qatar’s ambassador in Riyadh held a meeting with a top Saudi diplomat Tuesday. Ambassador Bandar bin Mohammed al-Attiyah and the Saudi Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign …

At least two people were killed and 18 others injured on Tuesday when two bombs exploded in the city of Jarabulus in northern Syria, which is under the control of Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters. An IED planted by unknown assailants exploded in a garbage skip in a city centre market …

Despite President Biden’s remarks last week to the UN that the United States is at peace for the first time in 20 years, fighting continues against terrorism in the Middle East. The US-led coalition conducted several operations against Islamic State fighters and support cells recently, even as the administration is …

Hamas-affiliated police forces assaulted students wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh on the Al-Azhar University campus in the Gaza Strip, causing uproar among the Fatah movement. Hamas-affiliated security forces attacked Sept. 21 several students and university staff wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh at Al-Azhar University in the Gaza Strip. The university’s administration as …

Russian jets shelled a camp for the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army in Afrin, north of Aleppo, and intensified its airstrikes against the areas controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib ahead of the meeting between the Turkish and Russian presidents on Sept. 29. Sources affiliated with the Syrian opposition’s so-called …