Ways to help the Middle East
In Lebanon today, all the symptoms of the Middle East’s current turmoil are visible. Newly arrived refugees from Syria and Iraq are joining Palestinian refugees…
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Azerbaijan in the context of Caucasus policy of the Russian Empire: from Peter to Pavel Part III
In the last quarter of the XVIII century the political situation in Qajar Iran was stabilized to a certain extent. Agha Mohammad Shah Qajar, after…
Yezidis of Armenia are faced with a choice: assimilation or emigration?
Every day 750 able-bodied citizens are leavening Armenia forever. And in total for the last 6 months 123,000 people left Armenia and did not return….
What is the Turkish army really doing in Iraq?
A cannon shot roared into the night. The target was in the town of Bashiqa in northern Iraq, seized by the Islamic State (IS) in…
Is the Islamic Republic embracing Iran’s ancient past?
Members of Iran’s diaspora community tell the tale of Ayatollah Sadegh Khalkhali mounting a bulldozer in 1979 and attempting to destroy Persepolis. The story represents…
A year on, migrant crisis hangs over votes in Hungary, Austria
On a warm morning in late August, two dozen migrants carrying stuffed plastic bags and backpacks boarded a bus outside a refugee center in Vamosszabadi,…
Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of ‘murdering’ pilgrims during hajj stampede
Iran’s supreme leader has said Saudi Arabian authorities “murdered” Muslim pilgrims who were injured during last year’s hajj stampede, as Mecca prepares to host the…
Saudi Arabia Wants to Roll Back Iran
Prince Turki bin Faisal, former Saudi intelligence head, unprecedentedly attended a rally for the notorious Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen Khalq (MEK) and called for the…
Does Saudi Arabia need relations with Israel?
Saudi Arabia does not need any relation or normalization with Israel. Interest in the Palestinian cause is declining, so the issue of establishing ties with…
The way Turkey’s entry into Syria impacts Israel
Terrorists carried out two massive attacks in his country, at the international airport in Istanbul in June, and at a wedding in Gaziantep in August….