All the killers of Morsi
Everybody knows that Sisi and the Egyptian army are merely the ostensible perpetrators in front of the curtain
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Reading the new developments in the Middle East
In a quest to assure stability in the region, Turkey has to find new, more active, regional partners and maintain its opposition against the unilateral policies of foreign players
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It is becoming more and more apparent that the relationship with the U.S. will dominate our foreign policy agenda in the upcoming years. This issue is not only limited to the widening rift in bilateral relations over the recent period but essentially related to the changing strategic calculations of Washington and Ankara.
The Middle East has been experiencing turmoil since the Arab Spring uprisings and revolutions. A process of counterrevolution started with the military coup in Egypt in 2013. Much of the regional mayhem stems from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi-led efforts to reverse the democratization process initiated with the Arab uprisings and discourage any popular demands.
The government sees the post-election years as an opportunity to follow a more proactive foreign policy and implement structural reforms in the economy
All eyes in Turkey are set on this month's municipal elections, yet a significant transformation is underway in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump, whose Jerusalem move drew ire, recognized Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights in a radical overhaul of U.S. foreign policy.
The Golan Heights belongs to Syria
When the French and the British carved up the Middle East, the Golan Heights was part of the French mandate. It was not part of the Palestinian territories, where the Israelis claimed their authority. And after the mandate was abolished for the current nation-states, the Golan Heights was naturally left for Syria.
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Trump's radical, dangerous Israel road map
U.S. President Donald Trump took yet another step to legitimize Israeli expansionism after recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital last year. 'After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the state of Israel and regional stability', Trump tweeted. Governments around the world reacted harshly to that decision.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), asked Mohammad Shtayyeh, a member of Fatah's Central Committee, to form the new Ramallah government on March 10.
At the Sochi summit, Erdoğan, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, reiterated their commitment to work together in finding a solution to the Syrian conflict.
Two meetings took place earlier this week in Warsaw and Sochi that were crucial for the future of the Middle East.
The Middle East is at risk in confronting a major systematic change as regional countries cannot remain safe amid domestic and external conflicts
The mainstream global media, using its wide network of facilities, portrays Palestinians defending their freedom as enemies rebelling against the ‘peaceful' Israeli state
Riyadh has finally admitted that the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing was planned.
Riyadh has a long history of abductions and enforced disappearances when it comes to dissidents.
The disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi will fuel anti-Riyadh sentiment in the Western world and damage Saudi Arabia's reputation across the globe
'Jerusalem: Palestine's Capital' to be theme of 18th annual book fair in Jordan's capital
resident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will be in New York this week to hold a large number of bilateral meetings and address the United Nations General Assembly. Provided that Erdoğan speaks right after U.S. President Donald Trump, it will be interesting to compare the two leaders' remarks.
The strained atmosphere between Turkey and the U.S. is not likely to change until Trump stops being a bully
Whether Trump gets impeached or not, the international community will have to deal with the negative side effects of the impeachment process
For the past five years, the Western media has engaged in an endless "discussion" on Turkey.
