Middle Orient

Thousands of Orthodox Jews buy premium olive oil ahead of Hanukah because very observant Israelis increasingly like to use olive oil in their Hanukkah candelabras, instead of wax candles, because of its significance in the Hanukah story. Hanukah, which this year begins on Sunday evening, is a celebration of how …

ISRAELI-IRANIAN AFFAIRS: As Washington and Tehran start a new round of chicken, how should Jerusalem position itself? With nuclear negotiations in Vienna set to start on Monday of next week, the open conflict between Israel and the US over Iran policy almost seemed to overtake the conflict between Jerusalem and …

Russia has planned to destabilize the northern and eastern parts of Syria in order to expand its influence there, according to al-Hal Net. Russia has planned to control areas in northern and eastern Syria for several months, coinciding with Turkey scaling back its military operation in that region. At a …

The deputy head of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce regretted that while Turkey controls 30% of the Syrian economy, his country only accounts for 3% of trade, according to Baladi News. “Iran accounts for only 3 percent of the Syrian economy, but Turkey accounts for 30 percent of the country’s …

Julani, the leader of the HTS, is trying to improve his image to gain credibility in the eyes of the local community as well as in those of the west, according to al-Hal. Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani is constantly trying to present himself in a positive image …

An article about the arrest and confession of Sami Jasem Al-Jubouri, who was allegedly the former finance minister of the Islamic State (ISIS) and a deputy to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, was featured on the front page of Al-Qadaa, the monthly magazine of the High Judicial Council of Iraq, which was …

“Biliyorsunuz benim alanım ekonomi”, “Ben ekonomistim” diye başlayan yolculuk, “Evelallah ekonominin kitabını yazdık” seviyesine yükseldi. O seviye yükseldikçe Türk Lirası’nın değeri düşüyor. Maalesef Tayyip Erdoğan kendisini ekonomist olduğuna iyice inandırmış ve bir türlü durmuyor. Onun ekonomist olduğuna başka inanan var mı, işte bundan şüpheliyim. Bence yok. Ama elden bir şey …

Bu ekonomik kurtuluş savaşı meselesi kafama takıldı bir kere. Dün sordum, “Kim bu işgalciler, ekonomimizi kimden kurtarıyoruz” diye bir yanıt gelmedi. Ama döviz kurları yükselmeye devam etti. Dün son olarak baktığımda euro 15’e, pound 17’ye dayanmıştı ki, asabım bozulmasın diye bakmaktan vazgeçtim. Her gün bir önceki günden değil, artık her …

Following the killing in Jerusalem of Eliyahu Kay by a Hamas member linked to Turkey, and following the exposure of a West Bank Hamas cell led by the Hamas Turkey office, Jerusalem is calling on Ankara to shut down the group’s activities in the country. Israel has intensified its diplomatic …

The meeting between the Saudi and Syrian intelligence chiefs is a further step to reintegrate Syria’s role in the Arab League — which is opposed by the United States. Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief Gen. Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan met Nov. 13 with his Syrian counterpart Hussam Luka in Cairo, …