Azerbaijan-Europe Gas Pipeline Gets $1B In Funding
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved 932 million Euros ($1.15 billion) in loans for the Trans Anatolian gas Pipeline (TANAP) being constructed across Turkey…
Israel seeks exemption from US steel tariffs
Israel has told the US that its steel and aluminum exports total just $25 million, but US import tariffs could harm 60 small companies. Israel…
Mofaz: Bolton wanted Israel to attack Iran
A former Israeli defence minister has said that US President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser, John Bolton, once tried to convince him to attack Iran. “I knew John…
Qizilbash Confederations yesterday and today
From Eastern Anatolia and Azerbaijan to Iran and Afghanistan, the influential Qizilbash confederacy has played an important role in shaping political, religious and cultural History…
US approves $1 bln arms sale to Saudi Arabia, 6,600 missiles
The United States has agreed to sell nearly 6,600 missiles to Saudi Arabia in a deal worth up to $1 bln, the Trump administration confirmed…
Turkey begins operation in Iraq’s Sinjar, Erdogan says
President Receb Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey had begun operations in Iraq’s Sinjar region, an area where it has threatened a military incursion, two days…
Trump security pick John Bolton likely to turn up heat on Iran and boost oil prices
President Donald Trump’s pick for national security advisor signals a willingness by the administration to take a more aggressive stand against U.S. adversaries like Iran or Venezuela —and…
Saudi FM: We hope Qatar will return to right path, correct its mistakes
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir addressing a press conference in the US said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s talks with the US administration focused on…
Turkey, EU Seek to Reset Ties Amid Ongoing Tensions
ISTANBUL — Turkey and the European Union are seeking to reset relations following months of acrimony. Despite fears that Turkey is sliding into authoritarianism, EU…
Report to Congress on Iraq
Iraq’s government declared military victory against the terrorist insurgents of the Islamic State group (IS, aka ISIS/ISIL) in December 2017, but counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations…