Middle East
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Greece on alert as Turkey sends survey ship to disputed waters
The search for potentially rich oil and gas deposits is to take place south of the Greek island of Kastellorizo.…
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Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings as anger over Beirut blast grows
Lebanese protesters stormed several ministries Saturday in apparently planned raids after an explosion blamed on government negligence at Beirut port…
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Lebanon: Protesters take over ministries after deadly blast
Meanwhile, PM Hassan Diab says he… Deutsche Welle Lebanese protesters on Saturday stormed the country’s Foreign Ministry as they vent…
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Turkey’s tentacles in India go deeper than thought, says new intel warning
The Turkish foreign ministry on Wednesday criticised India’s decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in August last year,…
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The Beirut Blast: An Accident in Name Only
Among the country’s long-suffering citizens, shock is quickly yielding to fury. ICG It may be the last chance for those…
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Moscow and Ankara will continue uneasy cooperation
Moscow also touts possible space cooperation with Turkey amidst tensions with the US on this issue. Anna Borshchevskaya Middle East…
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Beirut has suffered a catastrophe that will live long in the memory – and the repeated betrayal of its citizens is a travesty
All presided over by a ‘government’ unworthy of the name, says Robert Fisk Independent Τhere are some moments in a…
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Beirut Port officials placed under house arrest after explosion as death toll continues to rise in Lebanon
As the investigation into the explosion ramped up on Wednesday (local time), Lebanon’s Cabinet agreed to place all Beirut port…
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Turkish Aggression Is NATO’s ‘Elephant in the Room’
BRUSSELS — The warships were escorting a vessel suspected of smuggling weapons into Libya, violating a United Nations arms embargo.…
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Former Spanish king Juan Carlos I to go into exile amid corruption probe related to Saudi Arabia
In June, the Spanish Supreme Court opened an investigation into Juan Carlos’ involvement in a high-speed rail contract in Saudi…
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Thousands demonstrate against Benjamin Netanyahu as protests gain momentum
Mr Netanyahu has faced a wave of protests in recent weeks, with demonstrators calling for the resignation of the long-serving…
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Erdogan’s Iron Fist Comes Down On Democracy And Religious Liberty
No tourist misses Hagia Sophia when visiting Istanbul. Doug Bandow The American Conservative Originally an Orthodox church—the largest in the…
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The Kurdish Role in Russia’s Middle East Power Play
Earlier this month, Russia renewed its push to include Kurds from north and east Syria in negotiations with Bashar al-Assad’s…
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Reshaped After the Pandemic: Turkish Aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan summarized these destabilizing ambitions last month when he announced “Turkey will be one of the…
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Turkey and the Future of the Eastern Mediterranean
In parallel with the civil wars in Syria and Libya, the power play between the US and Russia, the Israeli-Palestinian…
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A Turkish magazine wants the caliphate back. Controversy followed
A Turkish government-aligned news magazine has triggered a debate in Turkey, with its new front page suggesting the time has…
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