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Trump, Democrats face off over Yemen war
Published: 17/08/2018President Donald Trump is spurning Congress’ bipartisan bid to exert more control over the war in Yemen despite signing key oversight provisions into law. Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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Nationality Law leads some Druze to re-evaluate identity
Published: 17/08/2018While Druze soldiers and generals in the Israel Defense Forces have taken the lead in protesting against the discriminatory aspects of the law defining Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people, ... Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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Iran-US conflict leaves Abadi in a dilemma
Published: 17/08/2018By rectifying his statement on supporting US sanctions against Iran, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is balancing between the United States and Iran in Iraq to keep both sides as his supportive a ... Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com
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Russian, Turkish officials meet, keep low profile on Idlib ideas
Published: 17/08/2018Moscow and Ankara seem to share some common goals regarding Syria, but don't necessarily agree on how to reach them. Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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Reformism weakens as factional interests reign supreme in Iran
Published: 17/08/2018The lack of broad embrace of former Reformist President Mohammad Khatami’s call for change signifies not just continued conservative refusal to enter "national dialogue," but also the Iranian public’s ... Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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Will AKP-linked biker gang scuttle a Berlin-Ankara rapprochement?
Published: 17/08/2018During the current row with the United States, Turkish leaders have rediscovered their love for the European Union, particularly Germany, but the illegal activities of the Osmanen Germania Biker Club ... Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com
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Four years after genocide, thousands of Yazidis languish in Turkey
Published: 17/08/2018Displaced Yazidis who fled from IS' brutality to Turkey have been languishing in camps and tenements for years, hoping to reach the West. Their departure threatens the survival of one of the Middle Ea ... Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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How deep is Dahlan involved in Israel-Hamas talks?
Published: 17/08/2018According to some sources, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejects the Israel-Hamas truce deal over the involvement and mediation of his archenemy Mohammed Dahlan. Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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British Museum returns Iraq's looted antiquities
Published: 16/08/2018In a rare move, the British Museum returned eight antiquities, which had been looted from Iraq in 2003, to the country. The objects will be placed at the Iraq Museum. Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com
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Comeback actress stirs hornet’s nest on hijab in Egypt
Published: 16/08/2018Actress Hala Shiha has changed her mind several times about her career and her attire, but her latest announcement has caused an unprecedented backlash. Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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Pro-government media deny Rouhani 'sold out' Iranian Caspian Sea claims
Published: 16/08/2018Iranian social media has been inundated with claims that the government has given away much of the nation's share of the Caspian Sea, while pro-Rouhani newspapers reject such talk as baseless. Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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Ankara frees Amnesty International chair
Published: 16/08/2018Amnesty International's Turkey chair Taner Kilic was finally freed today as Turkey looks to Europe for help with its financial woes. Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com
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Is Turkey’s 'strategic partnership' with America coming to an end?
Published: 15/08/2018An expert maintains that if solutions to the structural factors poisoning ties cannot be found, Turkish-American relations will continue to deteriorate. Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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Assad’s advances heighten Iran-Russia rift in Syria
Published: 15/08/2018As the regime gains ground in Syria, the divergence of Iranian and Russian interests there becomes more apparent. Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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New border crossing to create direct Iraq-Turkey link
Published: 14/08/2018Ankara and Baghdad have announced plans to open a second border crossing, tightening links between the two countries. Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com
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Pentagon budget leaves uncertain future for Middle East
Published: 14/08/2018President Donald Trump authorized on Monday the Pentagon’s 2019 budget, which will underwrite big upgrades for US weapons systems and troop numbers but leaves an uncertain future for the Pentagon’s op ... Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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Erdogan sneers at Trump as Turkey lines up new friends
Published: 14/08/2018Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at US President Donald Trump in what some analysts say is a bid to scapegoat the United States for an impending economic collapse, but he's more likel ... Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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Russia wary to take sides in Libya as Hifter offers lucrative deals
Published: 14/08/2018The Libyan National Army led by Khalifa Hifter directly called on the Russian president to interfere into the Libyan conflict militarily to sway victory into Hifter's favor; Moscow, however, is more c ... Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com
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Who is at the sharp end of Turkey’s currency crisis?
Published: 14/08/2018After years of bold borrowing from abroad, Turkish conglomerates, including government cronies, are sitting on a powder keg as the country’s currency turmoil keeps augmenting their debt repayment woes ... Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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Palestinian diplomatic campaign gaining traction
Published: 14/08/2018While the Netanyahu government considers it to be a minor inconvenience, the choice of Palestine to head the UN’s largest group of developing countries greatly strengthens the diplomatic status of Pal ... Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com -
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Traffic policewomen, a first for Bethlehem
Published: 14/08/2018Women participated for the first time in organizing traffic in Bethlehem, as part of a police program aimed at promoting women’s role in the force. Read moreSource: www.al-monitor.com
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