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Emmanuel_Macron
Opinion

France must reconsider its foreign policy for Middle East

Once a crucial player in the Middle East, France is witnessing a diminishing role in the region, particularly after its foreign policy failures in Libya,

The real nature of Qatar Airways
Opinion

Qatar Airways, Australia Incident is just the last of a long series

The Qatari leadership has said it regrets any distress or infringement on the personal freedom of any traveler caused by a decision to conduct compulsory

Turkey first spoiler of the peace in Libya
Opinion

Turkey first spoiler of the peace in Libya

The Joint Military Dialogue Committee (JMC 5 + 5), which brought together five senior officers of the Libyan National Army (LNA) and five from the

Libya
Opinion

Libya has a permanent ceasefire

The Libyan parties have reached a permanent ceasefire agreement across Libya. This result represents an important turning point towards peace and stability in Libya, the

Turkey
Opinion

Northern Syria: Turkey and jihadist militias failure

In northern Syria, the jihadist militias backed by Turkey militarily occupy portions of territory belonging to the autonomous administration of Northern and Eastern Syria. They

Turkish
Opinion

Armenia Downs Turkish and Israeli Drones, as Azers push back from Arax River Region

Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Shushan Stepanyan announced Tuesday morning that Armenian forces had removed units of the Azeri army from the Khudaferin Reservoir, an artificial

Muslim_Brotherhood
Opinion

Terror in France, 3 Qatari mosques and Islamic center close

France has ordered the closure of three mosques and an Islamic center in central Paris, suspected of fomenting hatred and violence. The places of worship

Lebanon-Israel
Opinion

Lebanon-Israel: A possible peace

Yesterday the Emirates and Bahrain, today Lebanon, tomorrow the Palestinians. This is the slogan of those who support peace in the Middle East with Israel.

Erdogan
Opinion

The Turkish economy is stopping Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is making the biggest disaster a president has ever wrought to date. Both from a geopolitical point of view and

Erdogan
Opinion

US elections, the main concern for Erdogan

With the possibility of Joe Biden of winning the 2020 US election, some lobbyists close to Donald Trump are finding themselves, against all odds, in