Posted on Sat, January 21, 2012 at 03:04 am CET
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Strike Oil

The IRGC’s seizure of the Oil Ministry could have far reaching economic, political, and strategic implications… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Energy • Iran • Politics 
Posted on Sun, January 15, 2012 at 15:47 pm CET
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US, Israel in open rift over Iran

US-Israeli discord over action against Iran went into overdrive when the White House called off the biggest joint war game the US and Israel have ever staged… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Economy • Iran • Israel • Politics • Security and Defense • United States of America 
Posted on Wed, January 11, 2012 at 20:23 pm CET
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Iranian Nuclear Scientist Assassinated in Tehran

Prof. Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, deputy director of the first uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, was killed early Wednesday… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Iran • Saudi Arabia • Security and Defense • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sun, January 8, 2012 at 20:05 pm CET
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Why Is an Anti-American Islamist Obama’s Favorite Middle East Leader?

For the first time in forty years, Israel is not the American president’s favorite Middle Eastern ally… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Politics • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, December 21, 2011 at 19:11 pm CET
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Turkey: Ankara’s “Economic Miracle” Collapses

Turkey’s high-flying economy will crash-land in 2012… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, December 8, 2011 at 21:06 pm CET
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Jordan Is Palestinian

Thus far the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has weathered the storm that has swept across the Middle East… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Arab-Israeli Conflict • History • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Jordan 
Posted on Thu, December 1, 2011 at 01:13 am CET
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Turkey and Syria: from Friendship to War?

The inability of the Baath regime in Damascus to bring the situation in the country under control has compelled Turkey to… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Diplomacy • Economy • Kurdish People • Politics • Security and Defense • Syria • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, November 28, 2011 at 22:48 pm CET
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Is Morocco Immune to Upheaval?

The uprisings that swept across the Middle East and North Africa during 2011 have largely bypassed Morocco… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Islamism • Morocco 
Posted on Sat, November 26, 2011 at 22:53 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: frustration over the bread crisis, rising food prices and corruption leads to social unrest in Egypt

Rising global food prices are hitting Egypt’s poor hard and are the major contributor to… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Egypt • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, October 31, 2011 at 20:05 pm CET
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Economy: Are the Generals stealing Egypt?

After public warnings that it faces bankruptcy within a few months… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Egypt 
Posted on Tue, October 18, 2011 at 17:47 pm CEST
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Syria: Minority Regions Braced for Civil War

Two of Syria’s most important minorities, the Alawites and the Druzes, fear that… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Economy • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Fri, October 7, 2011 at 00:05 am CEST
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It Isn’t Israel in Danger of Disappearing, It’s The People Who Think That Way

I’m standing on the edge of the Roman Forum, by the Arch of Titus. This is the marble structure built by… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Islamic Countries • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict 
Posted on Wed, October 5, 2011 at 18:35 pm CEST
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Erdogan’s North African Tour: Turkey’s Regional Aspirations and Western Interests

The September 12-16 tour of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Egypt, Tunisia and Libya has occasioned the question what role… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Jasmine Revolution • Libya • Libya War • Tunisia • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, September 29, 2011 at 01:14 am CEST
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FM Sergey Lavrov Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

As for Syria, it is inadmissible to boycott proposals on a national dialogue, stir up confrontation and provoke violence… Continue reading

Topics: Russian Federation • United Nations 
Posted on Tue, September 27, 2011 at 14:52 pm CEST
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Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

The UAE has played a vital role in international efforts aiming at protecting the people of Libya… Continue reading

Topics: United Arab Emirates • United Nations 
Posted on Tue, September 27, 2011 at 14:06 pm CEST
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FM Mourad Medelci Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

No efforts should be spared for dialogue and communication to assist the Saharan people to achieve their right to self-determination… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • United Nations 
Posted on Tue, September 27, 2011 at 00:34 am CEST
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FM Walid Al-Moualem Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

There are two sides to the problem Syria faces today… Continue reading

Topics: Syria • United Nations 
Posted on Sun, September 25, 2011 at 18:55 pm CEST
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PM Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

The humanitarian situation in Somalia remains dire… Continue reading

Topics: Somalia • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, September 24, 2011 at 20:14 pm CEST
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President Salva Kiir Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

We urge the Government of Sudan to seek a peaceful resolution to these conflicts… Continue reading

Topics: South Sudan • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, September 24, 2011 at 14:03 pm CEST
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President Van Rompuy Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

The legitimate aspirations of both the Palestinian and Israeli peoples for peace, safety and statehood must be fulfilled… Continue reading

Topics: Europe • United Nations 
Posted on Sat, September 24, 2011 at 00:04 am CEST
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PM David Cameron Addresses the General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly

The people of the Arab world have made their aspirations clear… Continue reading

Topics: Britain • United Nations 
Posted on Fri, September 23, 2011 at 15:37 pm CEST
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The View from Beijing: Growing Chinese Enthusiasm over Turkey

Chinese analysts have been pleasantly surprised by the stupendous growth in their cultural, economic, and political ties with Turkey… Continue reading

Topics: China • Economy • Turkey 
Posted on Thu, September 8, 2011 at 22:52 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: How Charity Donations From American Jews are Used to Finance Israel’s Far Left

A newly leaked U.S. Embassy cable provides a startling revelation, not so much of the extremist anti-Israel views of one high-ranking… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Jewish Life • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Tue, September 6, 2011 at 16:42 pm CEST
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Will the CHP, Turkey’s Main Opposition Party, Ever Become a Relevant Political Alternative?

The Republican People’s Party (CHP), Turkey’s main opposition party, will have to adopt a whole new discourse and appropriate a new political… Continue reading

Topics: Economy • Kurdish People • Turkey 
Posted on Sat, August 20, 2011 at 20:23 pm CEST
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Turkey and Syria: a Parting of Ways

The turmoil in Syria threatens to deprive Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party of one of its most significant foreign policy achievements… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Economy • Iran • Kurdish People • PKK • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Kurdistan • Turkey • Turkish Kurdistan