by Ibrahim Hamidi | Aug 25, 2017 | Middle East
London- As ceasefire in three to four regions becomes active within pursuit to reduce escalation, the fight between Syrian regime forces and factions of the Free Syrian Army as well as other Islamic factions calmed down. However, ISIS parties – in Eastern Syria –...
by Amir Taheri | Aug 25, 2017 | Opinion
When in a recent column, we commented on efforts by NATO powers to establish some contact with the Iranian military we didn’t expect any quick development on that score. However, this is precisely what happened last week when Iran’s new Chief of Staff, General...
by Said Abdul Razzak | Jun 16, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country is willing to deploy armed troops to Qatar amid rising tensions in the Gulf diplomatic row. A bloc of three Gulf states joined by Egypt have led a boycott against the gas-rich peninsula in a joint...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 21, 2017 | Middle East
Turkish police on Sunday killed in a clash two suspected ISIS members believed to have been planning an attack in the capital Ankara, the regional governor said. The two, in their 20s, were killed during a police operation on their residence in the Etimesgut district...
by Saeed Abdelrazek | Mar 31, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has signaled a new US stance on Syria that meets with Turkey’s own positions on some issues but differs on others, mainly concerning the fate of the head of the Syrian regime Bashar Assad. “The status and the...
