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Turkey: Erdogan Wins First Round of a Long Fight

by Amir Taheri | Jul 19, 2016 | World

“Nobody expected it!” This is the phrase making the rounds in global analyses of the failed coup attempt in Turkey last week. However, there may be evidence that at least some people, among them President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, might have expected it, though perhaps...

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The Exile That Might Derail Erdogan’s Grand Design

by Amir Taheri | Jul 19, 2016 | World

Those looking for an “away-from-it-all” spot in the United States are unlikely to find anywhere better than the Poconos, a jumble of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers in Pennsylvania, mid-way between New York and Washington. People come here to forget the world,...

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Turkish soldiers secure the area as supporters of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan protest in Istanbul’s Taksim square, early Saturday, July 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Saudi Arabia Detains Turkish Military Attaché to Kuwait

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jul 19, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- Turkey’s military attaché in Kuwait was recently arrested at the King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia on his way to Europe. The attaché, identified as Mikail Gullu, was arrested at an airport in the Saudi city of Dammam as he attempted to board a...

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Mohammed Abdul-Salam (L), head of the Houthi delegation to scheduled peace talks in Kuwait, speaks at a news conference at Sanaa Airport, Yemen, April 20, 2016.
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Houthis Renege on Their Commitment to Peace Finding

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jul 19, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh-The Yemeni insurgency delegation at the peace talks in Kuwait refused on Monday all proposals put forth by the U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Chiekh Ahmed. The proposals revolved around the military, security and humanitarian aspects of resolving the...

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Jordanian Banks to Invest in Jordan Investment Fund

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Jul 19, 2016 | Business

Amman – Jordan’s local bank responded to the government’s request to invest in Jordan Investment Fund (JIF). Banks have also agreed to buy stakes and invest part of its savings in the capital of the fund as well as financing any strategic projects done by the JIF....