Turkey expected to hike rates in new test for central bank

AFP | The Turkish central bank is expected to lift interest rates on Thursday to combat the plunge in value of the lira and rampant...

Kurds, Christians split over Syria school curriculum

AFP | Kurdish authorities in Syria's diverse northeast are facing swelling anger from the area's Syriac Christians after shutting down more than a dozen schools...

Spain works to avoid row with Saudi Arabia over bomb deal

AFP | After blocking the sale of 400 bombs to Saudi Arabia, involved in the Yemen conflict, Spain now appears to be back-pedaling to maintain...

At key ‘2+2’ talks, India should take US demands on Iran oil sanctions with a pinch of salt

M K Bhadrakumar | With the “2+2” dialogue between India and the United States due to begin in New Delhi on Thursday, the Modi government...

The U.S-Russia blame game over chemical weapons in Syria

News Analysis | In the latest of developments in Syria, where the government forces are heading for a final nail in the coffin of rebellion...

Foreign fighters in Syria’s Idlib face last stand

AFP | Hailing from far and wide, they flocked to Syria to wage "holy war". Now foreign jihadists face a fight to the last to...

Re-opened Iraqi railway a sign of progress

AFP | The newly revived railway between Baghdad and Fallujah snakes across the western Iraqi desert, through a landscape of burned-out tanks, abandoned cars and...

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...

Russia strikes, rebel shelling around Syria’s Idlib as powerbrokers meet

AFP | Russian air strikes killed five people in Syria's Idlib Friday, a monitor said, even as the brutal war's top three power brokers discussed...

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...

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...
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