- 19 September, 2024
Macron backing Prophet Muhammad’s cartoon angers the Islamic World
Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron in a speech publicly defended the cartoon of the prophet Mohammed, which is viewed as blasphemy in Islam, angered…
Erdogan confirms testing S-400 surface-to-air missile system, brushing aside US warnings
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…
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…
COVID-19 exacerbated crises for many Middle East economies
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…
Last round conflict between EU and Turkey
On Tuesday, the Turkish foreign minister furiously rejected the European Union’s requests to withdraw troops from north-eastern Syria, accusing EU countries of double standards and…
Turkey at it again, redeploys energy exploration vessels triggering tension in Mediterranean waters
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…
Turkey uses social media to target opponents: internal and external
Turkey has employed all tactics to silence dissenting voices from all social media forums and has been targeting not only journalists, celebrities, and influencers but…
Libya peace deal in jitters with deepening roles of rivals Turkey and Russia in the region
Diplomats from 15 countries are set to endorse ceasefire in Libya but the commitment looks faded as external powers continue to get deeply involved in…
Why Erdogan’s Turkey is a threat to Europe
In the height of summer, France and Turkey entered a new ice age. Relations between the two countries have always been rather cold, but in…
Another blast occurred in southern Lebanon because Hezbollah technical error
Another explosion in took place in Lebanon, this time in the south of the country. The blast involved a building near Ain Qana, probably a…