The battle for Idlib: A potential Catch-22 for China – James Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | An impending Russian-backed Syrian assault on Idlib, the war-wracked country’s last rebel stronghold, risks putting Uyghurs in the spotlight at a...
Fate of Syria’s Idlib in balance at Tehran summit
AFP | The presidents of Iran, Russia, and Turkey meet Friday in Tehran for a summit set to decide the future of Idlib province amid...
Turkey-US Spat: Is US driving Turkey into the arms of Russia? – Taimur Khan
Taimur Khan | On July 25, 2018, Andrew Craig Brunson, the American pastor who is living in Turkey, was released from jail confinement (of more...
Criticism of Saudi leadership seeps through cracks as report questions kingdom’s utility for Britain – James Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | Signs of opposition to policies of Saudi King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and potentially increased domestic...
What does bombing on Idlib in Syria mean for the Kurds?
News Analysis | Government forces in Syria are cruising toward a victory, a remarkable foot which no other Middle Eastern country has managed to pull...
End dollar supremacy, says Turkish President
News Analysis | The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on Sunday that the reign of the American dollar in global trade needed to...
Iran rejects French call for wider talks
AFP | Iran rejected France's call for talks on issues beyond the nuclear dossier on Friday, saying it was impossible so long as Western powers...
Pakistan once again opts to stand with a friend, Iran, over the USA
News Analysis | Foreign Minister of Iran, Javad Zarif, visited Pakistan as the first foreign dignitary to meet with Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign...
Syria assault may spark humanitarian calamity, aid groups say
AFP | Its hospitals are battered, residents heavily dependent on aid and escape routes to neighboring Turkey sealed. If attacked by government forces, Syria's rebel-held...
Turkish lira tumbles another 5% as deputy bank chief steps aside
AFP | Turkey's embattled lira tumbled almost five percent in value on Thursday as the resignation of the deputy central bank governor intensified market concerns...
Iran to open lawsuit against US sanctions at ICJ
AFP | Iran will argue Monday against renewed sanctions imposed by the United States, as a bitter legal battle between Tehran and Washington opens before...
Renegotiating Iran’s nuclear deal- Sabena Siddiqi
Sabena Siddiqi | Preparing for the long haul of U.S. sanctions ahead, Iran is trying to insulate itself and keep a “resistance economy” afloat. Already...