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Items by Bakr Sidqi
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The beginning of a new phase of the Syrian tragedy
Security Council Resolution 2254 has repeatedly resurfaced in political deliberations regarding Syria, whether in the statements issued by the Arab meetings in Jeddah and Amman in the context of normalisation with the Assad regime, or the American and European statements regarding the rejection of this normalisation before reaching a...
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Prospects for a new Turkish military intervention in Syria
Contrary to its precedents, the prospects for a new Turkish intervention into Syrian territory seem linked to more diverse and complex determinants. In addition to the positions of Moscow and Washington, there are factors related to major changes that have taken place and are taking place in recent times,...
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Emirati normalisation questions
Three “breakthroughs” made by Abu Dhabi in the past months, call for reflection: The first was with Israel, as relations have gone beyond the normal level of opening embassies or exchanging political visits, etc, reaching the level of joint military manoeuvres in the Red Sea. This means they have reached...
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The decline of Turkey’s currency fuels the power struggle in the country
On what was called “Black Tuesday” in the media this week, the value of the Turkish lira against foreign currencies declined sharply, bringing the exchange rate to 13.5 Turkish liras to the US dollar. While experts on the matter in Turkey and elsewhere are unanimous in attributing this to...
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On normalising relations with Bashar
The visit of the Emirati foreign minister to Damascus opened the door wide open to analysis and speculation. While the media consider this visit a recognition by the “coalition countries” of President Bashar Al-Assad’s victory over his people, it latter seeks to present the matter as part of a...
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Looking for new political equations in Turkey
The government and opposition in Turkey agree that the general situation is not good, even if the former does not say this explicitly. However, interpreting its actions allows us to understand the anxiety it has about its political future. Periodic opinion polls suggest a decline in the popularity of...
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The tug of war between Turkey and Russia in Syria continues
Amid international neglect of the tragedy of an additional one million displaced individuals from the “de-escalation” zones in the countryside of Idlib and Aleppo provinces, Moscow and Ankara announced that the talks that took place on Monday and Tuesday failed to reach any new understandings. “We did not accept the...
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Will Turkey return to its broken European course?
Turkey has recently been under intense pressure from both Washington and Moscow. In some statements by government officials there have been signs of a rapprochement with Europe, as if it were the lifeline for the next economic crisis, which is expected to have dire consequences. This was encouraged by...
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Merci! Designer credits French burkini ban for sales boom
The woman who invented the burkini has reaped a tenfold jump in sales since France banned her swimwear, and says her coveralls have opened a whole new sporting life for Muslim women. Thousands of women in Europe – many non-Muslims – now buy her swimsuit to cover up at the...
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Iran and Turkey confronting Kurdish independence referendum
There is no doubt that the result of the referendum regarding the independence of the Kurdish region is a great risk on the part of the Kurds and their political leadership. All of the individuals, political forces and states who are and are not concerned in the issue have...