Commentary: Iran deal collapse would endanger U.S. in Iraq
May 12 is more than the deadline for Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement. It’s also the day that Iraqis are due…
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Israel Will ‘Eliminate’ Assad if He Continues to Let Iran Operate From Syria, Minister Warns
Israel will “eliminate” Syrian President Bashar Assad if he continues to let Iran operate from Syria, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said Monday. Steinitz told Israeli news site ynet that Assad needs…
Saudi King orders protection of whistleblowers who report corruption
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered the provision of adequate protection to every employee who submits a complaint against financial and administrative corruption practices to…
Arab coalition strike hits presidential office in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital
An air strike targeted the office of the presidency in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa on Monday. The strike came hours after Saudi Arabia’s air defenses…
Turkey Says will Retailate Ii Us Halts Weapons Sales
Turkey will retaliate if the United States halts weapons sales to the country, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday. In an interview with broadcaster…
Turkey holds up Jarablus as blueprint for role in Syria
Signs of Turkish influence are everywhere in the Syrian town of Jarablus. Doctors wear gowns bearing the name of the Turkish health ministry. Grocery stores…
Rights group: Egypt uses solitary confinement as ‘torture’
Egypt is holding political prisoners in “prolonged and indefinite solitary confinement” that amounts to “torture,” an international rights group said Monday. In a new report,…
Minorities in Iran and the conflict between central and marginal forces
By: Yasser Assadi, an Ahwazi human rights activist. The formation of objectively identifiable and self-identifying ethnic minorities is the result of a complex of interacting…
Mammadyarov: Azerbaijan will continue to provide assistance to those who need it.
“In 2017 Azerbaijan was one of the first countries to allocate 100 tons of humanitarian aid to Rohingya Muslims who are suffering as the result…
EU plans to cut financial assistance to Turkey
The European Commission’s long-term budget proposal for the 2021-2027 period released on May 2 includes a Western Balkan Strategy for further enlargement, but omits Turkey,…