by Saeed Abdel Razek and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 8, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara, Irbil – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held telephone talks on Saturday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on the latest developments in the aftermath of the Kurdish independence referendum. Turkish sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the two...
by Saeed Abdel Razek and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 4, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara, Beirut – Russia racing the US-led coalition forces to al-Mayadeen in the Syrian Deir al-Zour province near the Iraqi border by beginning to prepare for a ground battle in the city through launching several airstrikes that have already forced on Tuesday a...
by Saeed Abdel Razek and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 28, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara, Baghdad, Erbil- Pressure on Iraq’s Kurdistan region mounted on Wednesday along with the announcement of official results in a non-binding referendum that showed 92.73 percent of voters backed statehood. Disputed areas between the Kurdish capital Erbil and...
by Saeed Abdel Razek and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 27, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara, Baghdad, Irbil- Ankara and Baghdad escalated on Tuesday their coordinated measures in reaction to the referendum on independence held in northern Iraq, a move that is expected to tighten the noose on the Kurdistan Region. The Turkish government hinted to...
by Saeed Abdel Razek and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 25, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara, Baghdad, Irbil, London- While residents of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq began showing up on Monday at polling stations to cast their votes in the referendum on independence, a geographic dragnet is expected to be tightened around the region. President of...
