January, 2021

• 8 January

  Is the worst behind in Turkey’s economic turmoil?

  Ankara’s policy reversal on interest rates has led to some positive developments in the economy, but many observers warn that it is still too early to rejoice.

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• 8 January

  Observations on the Return of ISIS in Syria

  The recent attack by the Islamic State, which left dozens of regime soldiers dead, has shown the strength of the Islamic State and reaffirmed the need to confront them militarily writes Syria TV.

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• 8 January

  Hay’at Tahrir al-Sam Arrests 20 in Maarrat Misrin

  Following the discovery of a motorcycle bomb, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham have set a number of checkpoints and made multiple arrests reports Baladi News.

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• 8 January

  Russian, Qatari Foreign Ministers Discuss Mideast

  Sergey Lavrov and Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani held a meeting to discuss issues faced by the region and efforts to secure stability writes Anadolu Agency.

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• 8 January

  What Happened During the Holidays

  Israel have conducted another airstrike killing one, a car bomb killed children in northeastern Syria, calls for US to lift sanctions and ISIS launch attack against Syrian army. Catch up on everything that happened over the weekend.

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• 8 January

  Haftar gives Turkey a choice – ‘leave or war’

  Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar has issued statements to Turkey, giving Turkey a choice between leaving the country peacefully or war, confirming that: “Decisive confrontation between the two sides is about to take place.”

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• 8 January

  Dirty tricks could see Muslims lose control of Al Aqsa Mosque

  If you want to divert attention away from your own criminal behaviour, nothing works better, it seems, than starting a fire in someone else’s backyard. Even better if you can find some useful idiots to light the match. Israel is an expert at this, and it is with the help …

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• 8 January

  Indonesia will never normalise relations with Israel

  A senior Indonesian MP has said that his country will never normalise relations with Israel, confirming that the US offered it $2 billion to make such a move, Shehab news agency reported yesterday.

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• 8 January

  Iran’s 20% enrichment is its biggest step toward nukes – analysis

  This is a major step forward to a nuclear bomb, the most significant step the Islamic Republic has taken since the 2015 nuclear deal. Most of the noise surrounding the anniversary of the death of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani and the end of the …

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• 8 January

  Gulf reconciliation: Impact and implications for Israel – analysis

  Over the last few months there have been constant rumors that the Gulf crisis that began in 2017 might be resolved with Qatar mending ties with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain. This is linked to a wider discussion about whether Turkey, a key ally of Qatar and a …

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