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Zeki Akturk, spokesperson for the Turkish defense ministry, April 2025. Photo: Screengrab from IHA TV ANKARA,— Turkey’s military will continue...

Composite image of U.S. President Donald Trump meeting with Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa (also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani) in Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025. Sharaa has a controversial past, having been affiliated with al-Qaeda and ISIS before founding the al-Nusra Front, which was initially aligned with al-Qaeda and later rebranded as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The meeting comes more than two decades after the al-Qaeda-led 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001. Photo: iKurd.net/SPA/Reuters.

Lifting Sanctions on Syria is Al Qaeda’s Dream Come True

by Editorial Team

May 15, 2025

Composite image of U.S. President Donald Trump meeting with Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa (also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani)...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, April 15, 2025. Photo: Turkish Presidency

Turkey demands evidence that PKK has laid down its weapons

by Editorial Team

May 15, 2025

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, April 15, 2025. Photo: Turkish Presidency ANKARA,— Turkey is moving forward with a set of...

U.S. President Donald Trump with Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. Photo: Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Trump presses Sharaa to normalize Israel ties, deport Palestinian militants and foreign fighters, control ISIS camps

by Editorial Team

May 15, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump with Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May...

Iraq releases over 19,000 prisoners under new amnesty law

by Editorial Team

May 14, 2025

A prison in Iraq, 2017. Photo: Reuters BAGHDAD,— Iraq has released more than 19,000 prisoners in the first four months...

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025. Saudi Press Agency/SPA

Trump meets Sharra, vows to lift sanctions on Syria

by Editorial Team

May 14, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, Riyadh, Saudi...

José Mujica, Uruguay's president at the time, known as the world's "poorest president", arrives in his 1987 Volkswagen Beetle to cast his vote in Montevideo, October 2014. Photo: AP

José Mujica, called world’s poorest president, dies in Uruguay at 89

by Editorial Team

May 14, 2025

José Mujica, Uruguay's president at the time, known as the world's "poorest president", arrives in his 1987 Volkswagen Beetle to...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks as they meet delegations during an arrival ceremony at the Royal Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Photo: The White House

Trump visits Saudi Arabia, holds talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

by Editorial Team

May 14, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks as they meet delegations during an arrival ceremony...

Tuncer Bakirhan, the co-chair of the Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party, May 13, 2025. Screengrab/DEM party video/via iKurd.net

Turkey’s Kurds await Ankara’s next move after PKK disbands

by Editorial Team

May 13, 2025

Tuncer Bakirhan, the co-chair of the Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party, May 13, 2025. Screengrab/DEM party video/via iKurd.net ANKARA,— Turkish authorities...

Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, also known as “Naseem,” “Abu Aisha,” “Abu Ammar al-Shami,” “Hussam al-Shafi’i,” and “Zaid al-Attar”, January 22, 2025. Photo: Creative Commons/WEF

Damascus warns Syrian Kurds against delaying state integration

by Editorial Team

May 12, 2025

Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, also known as “Naseem,” “Abu Aisha,” “Abu Ammar al-Shami,” “Hussam al-Shafi’i,” and “Zaid al-Attar”,...