Pakistan has special place in our hearts: President Erdogan
News Desk | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised Pakistan for its solidarity and assistance in times of difficulty, and said, “Pakistan has a very...
Turkish-Chinese spat puts Central Asian leaders on the spot
Dr. James M Dorsey | A Turkish-Chinese spat as a result of Turkish criticism of China’s crackdown on Turkic Muslims in its strategic but troubled north-western province...
Saudi says Hamza bin Laden stripped of his citizenship
AFP | Hamza Bin Laden, a son of late al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden seen as a rising jihadist leader, has been stripped of his...
Saudi Arabia to put detained women activists on trial
AFP | Saudi women activists detained last year in a sweeping crackdown on campaigners will be put on trial, state media said Friday. "The public...
Chlorine used in attack on Syria’s Douma: watchdog
AFP | The world's chemical weapons watchdog said Friday that chlorine was used against the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma in 2018, in a long-awaited...
Once the backbone of Middle Eastern protests, ultras are down but not out – James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | Ali Issa Ahmad, a British football fan, who was lingering earlier this year in jail in the United Arab Emirates for...
Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’
AFP | Guns, laptops, gold coins and baby formula: when Syrian fighters search women emerging from the ruins of the jihadist "caliphate", what they find...
Saudi gas export plans shine new light on efforts to isolate Iran
Dr. James M Dorsey | Saudi plans to become a major gas exporter within a decade raise questions about what the real goal of the...
Hundreds flee Syria jihadist enclave before final assault
AFP | Hundreds of people boarded trucks leaving the last scrap of the Islamic State group's "caliphate" in eastern Syria on Wednesday as US-backed forces...
After ‘caliphate’ debacle, jihadist wives cling to children
AFP | The motley crew of foreign jihadist wives held at the Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria are united by at least one thing: the...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif announces resignation on Instagram
AFP | Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was the lead negotiator in a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, has abruptly tendered...
Turkey to buy anti-ballistic missile systems from both US and Russia
News Analysis | Turkey is currently caught in the quagmire to opting between Russian S400 and the U.S made PATRIOT Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense Systems. While...