Europe’s Policy Options on Turkey
A generation of Europeans—myself among them—were raised in the painful memory of two world wars and devoted a lifetime to building a peaceful European Union…
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British film-maker killed by IS fighters in Syria
A British filmmaker has been killed in Syria by so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters, the BBC understands. Mehmet Aksoy, 32, from London, who studied filmmaking…
Nuclear energy a priority for UAE, minister says
The 2017 International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century takes place from 30 October to 1 November. It is organised by the…
Tim Kaine: Backing Out of the Iran Agreement Would Damage America’s Moral Authority
North Korea tested its sixth nuclear device earlier this month. Experts estimated that the blast from this test was significantly stronger than the 1945 Hiroshima…
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Kurds had voted “yes” to independence in a referendum held in defiance…
In 3 slain security guards, Israel sees a patchwork of its
The security officers represented nearly the full rainbow of Israeli society — an Arab and two Israeli-born Jews, one of Ethiopian descent. Their deaths Tuesday…
Trump tweeted about a new Iran missile test that didn’t happen
President Donald Trump fell for Iranian fake news. On September 22, Iran released video footage of a missile test, just a few hours after the…
Germany’s new Nazis see Israel as role model
“Unfortunately, our worst fears have come true,” Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, said of the electoral success in Sunday’s…
Azerbaijani billionaire bought a table from Marmaris
Russian businessman Farkhad Akhmedov, who was born in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku and named as ‘Art Loft’, vacationed in South Aegean with his $ 115 million…
Dubai’s Crown Prince launches world’s first self-flying taxi on maiden flight
DUBAI: Dubai’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan, has attended the maiden flight of the world’s first self-flying taxi, but it will be at least another five…