EU must engage with Azerbaijan or Putin will
Azerbaijan’s strategic yet precarious geopolitical location and situation are such that the country deserves EU support, especially in light of growing tensions with Russia and…
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Iran launches plan to bolster uranium enrichment
Iran has launched a plan to increase its uranium enrichment capacity with new centrifuges, raising the pressure on European diplomats scrambling to rescue the crumbling nuclear…
Lebanon’s Berri says Iran, Hezbollah to stay in Syria until it is ‘free’
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Iranian and Hezbollah forces will not withdraw from Syria until the country is “liberated” and its “territorial integrity is…
World Bank forecasts 4.5 percent 2018 growth in Turkey
The World Bank has forecasted that the Turkish economy will grow to 4.5 percent in 2018 in its June 2018 Global Economic Prospects report. While the new estimate is…
Arab Coalition air raids successfully target Houthi strongholds in Yemen
A series of battles between Yemen’s Houthi militia and Yemen’s legitimate government forces resulted in the death of dozens of militiamen in a number of…
France says Iran’s uranium enrichment plans are close to ‘red line’
Iran’s declaration that it could increase its uranium enrichment capacity if a nuclear deal with world powers falls apart risks sailing close to the “red…
BeIN-Saudi talks break down nine days ahead of World Cup
Qatar’s beIN Media Group said Tuesday it has been unable to reach a deal with Saudi Arabia to show World Cup games, nine days before…
Armed forces of Armenia violated ceasefire 95 times in Karabakh
Military units of the armed forces of Armenia violated ceasefire 95 times throughout the day, using large-caliber machine guns. Armenian armed forces, located in Aygeovit…
Cooling U.S. Tensions With Turkey
The U.S. relationship with Turkey has careened from bad to worse, so it’s a sign of progress that the two sides agreed this week on…
Turkey court orders conditional release of cartoonist
A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the conditional release of one of the most prominent cartoonists in the country, a day after he was jailed…