In West Bank, Prince William speaks of Palestinian ‘country’
AFP | Britain's Prince William found himself on diplomatic thin ice during a visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday when he called the...
US supports Iranian protesters against their own regime
News Desk | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a message of support on Wednesday to Iranians taking part in strikes and protests against...
US presses UN Security Council to sanction Iran
News Desk | The United States urged fellow UN Security Council members Wednesday to punish Iran for "malign behavior" in the Middle East, at a...
U.S demands boycott of Iranian oil; threatens further sanctions
News Analysis | A senior official of U.S State department put an ultimatum to the oil importers to halt their petroleum imports coming from Iran...
Turkey-US tensions beef up following Erdogan’s victory
AFP | Washington's chilly reaction to Recep Tayyip Erdogan's election victory and consolidation of his presidential powers reflect expectations that no thaw in US-Turkish ties...
Erdogan vows to advance further into Syria after land-slide victory
News Analysis | After securing a landslide majority of 53% of the casted votes, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was reelected into the office. Erdogan's...
Malaysian-Saudi relations: A lesson in the pitfalls of authoritarianism and autocracy
James M Dorsey | Embattled former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was the main loser in last month’s election upset that returned Mahathir Mohamad to...
Russia military ‘will stay’ in Syria – but not long-term: Putin
News Analysis | President Vladimir Putin says Russia has no plans to pull its military out of Syria, but isn't building permanent facilities there. The troops "will...
Turkey gets its first F-35 jet despite U.S Senate’s move to block the sale
News Analysis | Pentagon has proceeded with the agreement to provide Turkey with state-of-the-art, 5th generation stealth F-35 fighter jets, bypassing Congressional approval. The F-35A...
Huge expat turn out in Turkish Presidential and parliamentary elections
News Analysis | On April 18, The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that the country will be heading for snap elections once again. Devlet Bahçeli,...
In Iraq’s Mosul, women desperate for news of ‘disappeared’
AFP | Every Friday since Mosul was prised from the Islamic State group's clutches last July, women gather in the Iraqi city's Al-Minassa Square, desperate...
Erdogan opens new pipeline to pump Azerbaijan gas to Europe
AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday opened a new gas pipeline that will pump Caspian gas from energy-rich Azerbaijan across Anatolia to...