Middle Orient

East Med Gas Forum turns into regional organisation, in blow to Turkey

Through this step, Egypt becomes a regional energy centre. The Mediterranean countries allied under the cover of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum have moved to a more realistic stage after announcing the transformation of this project into a regional organisation that aims to counter Turkish harassment and officially turn Egypt …

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Turkey: Erdoğan's Soft Spot for Hamas

So far, Erdoğan’s fanaticism has come without any cost to him internationally, or any damage to his domestic political survivability. He has every ideological and pragmatic reason to keep up his love affair with Hamas.

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Aoun tells the Lebanese, if no agreement, they are ‘going to hell’

The Lebanese President blames Mustapha Adib and the Shia duo for the failure to form the government. Lebanese President Michel Aoun assured the Lebanese that they’ll be “going to Hell” if no agreement is reached soon enough on solutions to form a new government. Aoun was speaking at a press …

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Battles and airstrikes in Syrian desert | Nearly 30 regime soldiers and ISIS members killed in 24 hours

SOHR activists have reported ongoing attack by ISIS members on regime positions in Al-Rasafah desert in Al-Raqqah countryside, near Aleppo-Hama Al-Raqqah triangle. Fierce clashes are underway between both sides, amid intensive airstrikes by Russian jets since morning in an attempt to repel ISIS attack. Meanwhile, regime forces have sent military …

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Idlib | Turkish jets fly over Syria border strip with Iskenderun, while HTS fires rockets on regime positions in Kafr Nubl

Syrian Observatory activists have monitored Turkish jets “F16” flying over the border strip between Idlib and Iskenderun region. Meanwhile, Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham fired several rockets on regime positions in Kafr Nubl city in southern Idlib.

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