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Yellow Vest protests cause satisfaction and resentment in Turkey

Published: 13/12/2018

Protests in Paris have ignited fears of copycat demonstrations against President Erdogan in Turkey. Read more

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Can Russia, China cooperate on the Middle East?

Published: 13/12/2018

Russia and China seek to reinforce cooperation over the Middle East, but each approaches the region with its own rationale. Read more

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Iraqi Kurdistan bans pro-PKK party amid Turkish pressure

Published: 13/12/2018

Turkey exerted its political and economic pressure on Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government to close the headquarters of political parties that share the ideology of the Kurdistan Workers Party. Read more

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Six factors shaping Iran’s missile decision-making calculus

Published: 13/12/2018

It would be folly to expect that Iran would dismantle the backbone of its defense doctrine without bearing in mind its security concerns, including the need for a broader regional arrangement to ban w ... Read more

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Erdogan says Turkish troops to march into northeast Syria

Published: 13/12/2018

Some experts think Erdogan's threat to send troops into northeast Syria is a trial balloon that has more to do with Turkey's March 31 local elections than anything else, but others take his statements ... Read more

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Deadlock continues over fate of Iran's Green Movement leaders

Published: 13/12/2018

The three Iranian opposition leaders detained during the 2009 election protests are still languishing under house arrest as Reformists and hard-liners argue endlessly. Read more

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Congress seeks to formally condemn Saudi prince for journalist’s death

Published: 11/12/2018

Republican leaders in Congress are securing support to formally condemn Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Read more

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Iran judiciary upholds another death sentence for economic corruption

Published: 11/12/2018

Iran’s judiciary has sentenced dozens of individuals to prison for cases related to the fluctuation in the currency market earlier in the year. Read more

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Voters elect first woman to local council in Aleppo, Syria

Published: 11/12/2018

Local elections were held recently in the Free Syrian Army-held town of Ain Jara, where more women voted than men and a female candidate was elected to the local council. Read more

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Hard-liner accuses Rouhani of blocking Telegram

Published: 11/12/2018

A hard-line politician in Iran has accused President Hassan Rouhani of ordering the ban on a popular social media app in the wake of the nationwide protests in early 2018. Read more

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Fatah slams Iran for funding Gaza Strip while skirting PA

Published: 11/12/2018

Relations between the Palestinian Authority and Iran have taken another bad turn, with a top Fatah official accusing Iran of worsening the Palestinian division by financially “adopting” families of Ga ... Read more

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Jordan moves to improve lives of Gazan refugees

Published: 11/12/2018

The Jordanian government issued a decision recently to allow Gazan refugees to buy and own property and vehicles, which was not welcomed by some who see this as a move aimed to permanently settle refu ... Read more

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Iran, Russia-led bloc move toward free trade

Published: 11/12/2018

The Iranian government is widening channels of trade with Eurasia and India in an effort to dodge the impacts of reimposed US sanctions. Read more

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Roman-era mosaics home at last in Turkey's Zeugma

Published: 10/12/2018

Turkey has welcomed back 12 fragments of mosaics illegally excavated and exported decades ago to the United States and they are now on exhibit at the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep. Read more

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Israel tests waters for truce talks with return of Gaza fishing boats

Published: 10/12/2018

Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip have recovered the boats that Israel had confiscated years earlier — but is this development political rather than judicial? Read more

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US sees renewed leverage over Assad in Syria

Published: 10/12/2018

The Donald Trump administration is confident that its pressure is eroding the Syrian regime and its allies. Read more

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Why the Rouhani administration must eliminate energy subsidies

Published: 10/12/2018

Despite pressure from lawmakers and the general public, the Rouhani administration must proceed with fuel-subsidy reform in order to relieve itself of avoidable financial burdens. Read more

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Does the US want a war with Iran over Syria?

Published: 10/12/2018

Despite Trump’s initial caution about an indefinite military commitment, the risks of the United States getting drawn into the Syria conflict are growing. Read more

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US, Israeli, Palestinian leaders more hawkish than their peoples

Published: 10/12/2018

On the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Palestinian leadership’s stance is more extreme than that of its public, the Israeli leadership’s stance is more extreme than that of the Israeli public and th ... Read more

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US erects observation posts to avert war between Turks, Syrian Kurds

Published: 10/12/2018

The move highlights the complexity Washington faces in its efforts to maintain a military presence in Syria while appeasing fellow NATO ally Turkey. Read more

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