Russia’s Greatest Problem in Syria: Its Ally, President Assad
Sitting down with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria late last year, a senior Kremlin envoy described the benefits to come as Moscow shepherded the Syrian…
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Turkey Is Quietly Building Its Presence In Africa
When you think of big investors in Africa, the United States, China, Britain and France may come to mind. But over the past decade, Turkey…
Why Iranian women are taking off their veils
POLICE in Tehran arrested 29 women in February for protesting against a law that makes the wearing of hijab compulsory. The arrests came as women across Iran…
Turkey, Iraq to carry out joint operation against Kurdish militants in Iraq: Turkish formin
Turkey and Iraq’s central government in Baghdad will carry out a joint operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was…
Saudi-UK cooperation is a two-way street
All eyes are on the ongoing visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the UK this week. It might be a short visit with a…
Armenia again breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan
Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 110 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the…
Iranian woman who removed headscarf jailed for two years
An Iranian woman who publicly removed her veil in protest against Iran’s compulsory headscarf law has been sentenced to two years in prison, the judiciary…
Turkey Asks U.S. to Stop Kurds From Shifting Fighters to Western Syria
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Turkish government took the extraordinary step on Wednesday of asking the United States to stop Kurdish commanders from diverting their forces…
CSTO will not provide support to the separatists in Karabakh in case of war
“Nagorno-Karabakh is not a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and will not receive military support from the Organization”. According to news.am, Chief…
Tajikistan targets exiles in Turkey
Since 2015, the authoritarian government of Tajikistan, ruled by President Emomali Rahmon since 1994, has intensified its crackdown on all forms of potential dissent within the country….