Category: Middle East
Libya Finds The Will To Sell Oil Once Again
Strange movement seems to be happening in the war torn Libyan region where the National Oil Corporation (NOC) seems to have lifted the force majeure clause from its key oil facilities….
Turkey Continues Misuse Of Syrian Youth To Meet Its Geopolitical Ambitions In Libya
Turkey has played its card well, even at the time of the Covid-19 crises where each nation is trying to save its lot. The mortality rate in Turkey has not been as poor as in Germany or Italy for that matter.
COVID19 gets Jordan to confront its tobacco problem
Jordan had banned smoking cigarettes in closed public spaces in 2008. But the implementation of the ban was non-existent and it is not surprising in a country….
Will Erdogan’s Hagia Sophia mosque plan work
Probably that’s the reason, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decided to convert Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque….
Erdogan visits Qatar to seek funds for strengthening regional footing despite COVID19 travel curbs
On Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Qatar to seek more funds for its plummeting economy as the country…
$1 billion worth of “ISIS made” Amphetamines seized in Italy
Italian police seized a record haul of 14 tonnes of amphetamines which are suspected to be manufactured in Syria to finance ISIS….
No takers for extending Iran’s arms embargo
It became abundantly clear in the United National Security Council meeting on Tuesday that there is little appetite to meet the US….
Israeli annexation plans pose a tough situation for Hamas
With Israel heading for annexation in West Bank, Hamas has warned the former that this act would be taken as a “declaration of war”….
“It will be a big mistake if the U.S. tries to reimposes sanctions,” says, Iran’s UN envoy Majid Ravanchi
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that the United States is hopeful the whole world will comprehend the requirement to extend the UN arms ban on Iran….
UNICEF warns of catastrophe for Yemeni children
The United Nation Children’s Fund has predicted dire consequences for the children of the war-torn country in the absence of urgent humanitarian aid….