After Trump Strikes Syria, Syrians Wonder ‘What’s Next?’
The day after the United States and its allies launched missile strikes against the Syrian government, very little had changed for most Syrians who have…
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Turkey’s running out of time to pick a partner in Syria
Developments unfolding around the alleged chemical attack in Syria’s eastern Ghouta might leave Turkey between a rock and a hard place. Turkey, which had opened up…
Israel and Trump are at odds on Syria
America’s traditional Middle Eastern allies—especially Israel and Saudi Arabia—greeted the surprise victory of Donald Trump in 2016 with glee. His main qualification: He seemed to…
Can Russia, Iran and Turkey agree on a roadmap for Syria?
On April 4, Iran’s Hassan Rouhani, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s Vladimir Putin met for a trilateral summit in the Turkish capital, Ankara. The agenda…
Saudi Crown Prince: Evil triangle is Iran, Muslim Brotherhood, extremist groups
Saudi Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman confirmed that Islam is a religion of peace and that the “triangle of evil” that seeks to exploit and…
The Russia-Turkey-Iran solution for Syria leaves key issues unresolved
(CNN)Despite the eagerness to declare it ebbing, Syria’s war is unlikely to get closer to its end simply because Vladimir Putin, Recip Tayyip Erdogan and…
Baghdad Blocks De-mining in Sinjar
This week in Paris I met with President Macron’s advisors to the Middle East, the French Foreign Ministry, the French Crisis and Support Center. The…
Turkey sees 3 million foreign arrivals in first two months of 2018: Ministry
More than 3 million foreigners visited Turkey in the first two months of 2018, with the tourism sector seeing a significant recovery in the number…
Saudi Crown Prince: If we don’t succeed, likely war with Iran in 10-15 years
If Saudi Arabia doesn’t succeed in continuing to impose economic and political sanctions to terminate Iran’s nuclear program, they are likely to go to war…
Trump says US troops to get out of Syria ‘very soon’
US President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will withdraw from war-torn Syria “very soon”, without offering any other details. “We will be…