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US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank from Sunday to Tuesday to discuss heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians as well...
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The United States has asked Israel to send American arms stored in the country since 1973 to Ukraine as part of the war effort against Russia, US and Israeli...
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January 26, 2023
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Dr Mustafa Fetouri
The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) arrived unannounced in Tripoli on 12 January for a brief visit that lasted just a few hours. In the first...
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A Turkish-owned general cargo ship was struck by a missile in the port of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, sparking a fire, according to video footage from the...
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January 25, 2023
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Swedish and Finnish hopes of quickly joining NATO have run into an obstacle in the form of objections by Turkiye, which holds veto powers over accession to the military...
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The Egyptian President has rejected criticism that his government has created the economic crisis in the country and, instead, blamed the Russian war and the coronavirus pandemic. At a...
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A majority of Ukrainians — 60 per cent — say that they feel solidarity with Israelis when they attacked by Palestinians, compared with only one per cent who feel...
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The European Union, on Monday, introduced new sanctions against Iran for a "brutal" crackdown on protests, but the bloc's top diplomat said the country's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) cannot be...
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The European Union is going to hold a big summit in Istanbul on 22 February, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the head...
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The US has transferred hundreds of thousands of artillery shells from its ammunition stockpiles in Israel to Ukraine in recent months, reported Axios, citing three current and former Israeli...
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January 18, 2023
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Muhammad Hussein
Turkiye has surprised many policymakers and analysts over the past decade with its diplomatic prominence, soft power projection and hard power in the form of drones and other advances...
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Egypt's economic crisis is pushing the country's middle class to the brink of poverty, Agence France-Presse has reported. Currency devaluation and rampant inflation are forcing many families to take...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed issues related to Ukraine and Syria with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a phone call on Monday, the Kremlin has reported. Putin...
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The cargo ship, "MKK 1", travelling from Ukraine to Turkiye, was grounded in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on Monday, and traffic in the Strait was suspended for a few hours, shipping agents,...
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January 16, 2023
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Our world is increasingly plagued by war, famine and poverty. Political and other leaders will meet during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos between 16 and 20 January...
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Iran has doubled the market rate of the price of a barrel of oil to $70 for Syria, reports The Wall Street Journal, has asked its ally to pay...
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The envoys of several EU countries have expressed concerns about Israel's unilateral measures that will undermine the two-state solution, Haaretz reported on Sunday. Since the Israeli election results were...
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Migrants made nearly 330,000 attempts to enter the European Union (EU) without a permit last year – the highest number since 2016, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency...
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The General Secretariat of the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad held its fourth meeting on Friday in Istanbul, Turkiye, under the title "Raise your flag". The meeting was attended...
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Italy fully supports Turkiye's mediation efforts between Russia and Ukraine, said Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, AA reports. "Thanks to its geostrategic position...
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The Ukrainian ambassador in Ankara rejected claims that Turkiye was arming his country with cluster bombs, calling them unfounded rumours and propaganda, AA reports. Asked about the article "Turkiye...
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Ukrainian and Russian human rights envoys met in Turkiye for the first time and asked for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's mediation to set up a humanitarian corridor between their...
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An infamous Chechen commander has seemingly travelled to Ukraine from Syria to fight amongst Ukrainian forces against Russia's invasion. In clips circulating on social media, Abdul Hakim Al-Shishani was...
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January 12, 2023
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Dr Mustafa Fetouri
When his name was circulating last summer as a candidate for the position of United Nations envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily was almost unknown except within the halls of...
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A Tunisian national TV presenter has started the 8 o'clock evening news with a warning that semi-skimmed milk is not healthy for adults. Tunisian National Television presenter started off...
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Non-governmental organisations on Friday condemned the "scandalous and illegal" attempts in France to deport migrants to Syria and called on the French government to clarify these practices that violate...
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An Iranian drone shot down in Ukraine last year was found to contain parts made by 13 US companies, according to a Ukrainian intelligence report obtained by CNN. The...
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January 5, 2023
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
When the newsstand of Giuseppe Trani was swept away by disastrous flooding that devastated the southern Italian town of Casamicciola at the end of November, the 70-year-old man lost...
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January 5, 2023
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Elif Selin Calik
In 2022, the biggest energy issue in the Middle East was Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil cut as the world economy entered into a period of...
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Ukraine's efforts to increase exports under the Black Sea grain deal with Russia are currently focused on securing faster inspections of ships rather than including more ports in the...
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Iraq's oil revenues reached more than $115 billion last year, according to preliminary figures issued by the Ministry of Oil. This marks the highest value since the significant decline...
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Every year hands over major issues and events to its successor. As we enter 2023, arguably the most important outstanding issue facing the world is Russia's war in Ukraine,...
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