Israeli jets have again struck at Syrian military depots according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict. The Syrian state-run SANA news agency reported the strike but said the Syrian missile defense system deflected the bulk of the attack, intercepting “most” of the Israeli weapons …
Read More »Erdogan Pushes for Turkish Role in Afghanistan after US Leaves
Turkey is going ahead with its plans to take over security at the Kabul international airport after the pullout of U.S. troops, despite opposition from the Taliban. Ankara is in negotiations with Washington to secure the airport, which analysts say is key to maintaining stability and an international presence in …
Read More »New Russian Fighter Checkmate May Be in Demand in Middle East and North Africa
Russia’s new single-engine fighter Checkmate, the prototype of which was presented at the MAKS-2021 air show in the Moscow region, may be in demand in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia, Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Director Dmitry Shugayev said. “The Middle East may be highly interested, …
Read More »Kıbrıs’ta Barış 47 Yaşında – Ahmet GÖKSAN
“Görülüyor ki 20 Temmuz, anavatanın geniş topraklarına toprak katmak için yaratılmış bir istila değil, Kıbrıs Türk tarafının yalvarması sonucu adanın altüst edilen, darbeyle ayaklar altında çiğnenen düzenini kurmak için olmuştur.” İngiliz sömürge döneminde 1950’li yıllarda başlayan olaylar sonrasında 16 Ağustos 1960 tarihinde kurulan Türk ve Rumların eşit ortaklığına dayanan Kıbrıs …
Read More »Surprise: no one ‘bad guy’ responsible for violence in the Middle East
Americans love a good-guy, bad-guy story — especially in the Middle East. In the 1980s, Muammar Ghaddafi was “the mad dog of the Middle East.” Two decades later, overthrowing Saddam Hussein was supposed to be a death blow to the “Axis of Evil.” Around the same time, Syria became a …
Read More »Baghdad Market Rocked By Suicide Bomb Attack That Kills 35 on Eid Eve
At least 35 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bomb attack in an outdoor market in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad in Iraq. The attack took place as people crowded the market to shop for the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival hours before the holiday began on …
Read More »Baghdad explosion kills at least 28 in busy Sadr City market
The attack occurred in a crowded marketplace as residents were shopping for the holiday of Eid al-Adha. A bomb killed at least 28 people in Baghdad on Monday, hospital and police sources told Reuters, in what marked the latest explosion to target the Iraqi neighborhood of Sadr City this year. …
Read More »Serbia has its reasons for sending ambassador to Syria
Belgrade breaks with EU consensus by being one of the first European countries to upgrade its relations with Damascus to ambassadorial level. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was sworn in July 17 for his fourth seven-year presidential term after winning more than 95.1% of the votes in democratically dubious elections held …
Read More »New Israeli government on mission to rehabilitate ties with Jordan
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid are working to rehabilitate the bilateral ties with Jordan after the setbacks to the relationship under former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s predecessor Benjamin Netanyahu left no shortage of hot potatoes on his desk. Some are political time …
Read More »Jordan’s King Abdullah, US President Joe Biden ‘Hang Out’ at White House
Joran’s King Abdullah on Monday became the first Arab head of state to meet at the White House with US President Joe Biden on Monday, where the two leaders discussed economic challenges made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as “opportunities to enhance peace and stability in the Middle …
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