Turkey has given its troops the order to treat Syrian military targets approaching their shared border as a “threat,” according to Today’s Zaman, following Syria’s shooting down of a Turkish jet last week. Meanwhile, Hurriyet Daily News, citing the Turkish…
This week Egypt stepped into a new era: A civilian Islamist was named president. Former Muslim Brotherhood chairman Mohamed Morsi is clearly not Hosni Mubarak. The cold peace between Israel and Egypt has been getting colder and colder ever since…
The candidate from the Muslim Brotherhood was declared the winner of the Egyptian presidential elections on Sunday, while the exact powers of the presidential position remained unclear. Israel, meanwhile, accepted the election results while encouraging Egypt to maintain the peace…
A firm denial was issued on Tuesday that a massive war game simulation involving Iran, Syria, Russia and China was soon to be held in Syria. Billed as the largest ever war games drills in the Middle East by the…
The third round of nuclear negotiations between the six major world powers and Iran ended much the same as the first two: without a breakthrough, but with yet another meeting on the calendar. However, both sides appeared to be standing…
The bloody conflict that has continued in Syria has had repercussions in Lebanon, including gun battles between supporters and opponents of the embattled Syrian regime. However, the two main political factions in Lebanon are trying to work things out with…