Category: Middle East
Turkey rebuffs report on AKP member taking bribe from Qatar
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 31, 2020
Turkey govt has snubbed Nordic Monitor report alleging AKP member of accepting bribe from Qatar Turkey government officials have dismissed a report claiming that a
Erdogan confirms testing S-400 surface-to-air missile system, brushing aside US warnings
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 25, 2020
In a press briefing on Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed the testing of S-400, Russian surface-to-air missile system and clarified Ankara’s stand of
Saad Hariri renamed as Lebanon’s Prime Minister
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 23, 2020
Saad Hariri has been renamed as the Prime Minister of Lebanon for the fourth time, a year after his resignation from the post amid mass
Emails threatening US voters allegedly sent by Iran
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 22, 2020
US officials have said that Iran is behind a flurry of intimidating emails that have been sent out to Democratic voters asking them to vote
US elections: How would Trump VS Biden affect Middle East
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 21, 2020
Americans are going to choose their next president on November 3 and the results of the 2020 US elections are certainly going to have big
Damascus attacks the European Council
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 16, 2020
Syria strongly condemned the European Council statement on the extension for another year of sanctions imposed on certain Syrian institutions and individuals under the pretext
COVID-19 exacerbated crises for many Middle East economies
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 15, 2020
With the onset of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, governments launched rapid measures to contain the spread of the virus
Lebanon, Israel attempt to resolve maritime border dispute
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 15, 2020
The two nations, though technically at war, sat down to negotiate a long-pending maritime border dispute. Insisting that this is not about normalising ties but
Turkey at it again, redeploys energy exploration vessels triggering tension in Mediterranean waters
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 13, 2020
Turkey has gone back on its word and triggered tensions in the contested Mediterranean waters near Greece. Ankara redeployed its energy vessel Oruç Reis, a
Armenia and Azerbaijan reached a ceasefire
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 10, 2020
The Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov announced that the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to start substantial negotiations to arrive as soon as