Turkey’s Erdogan calls for snap elections on June 24
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called a snap election on June 24, moving the date up from November 2019. “Even though the president and government are working in unison, the diseases…
Iran: We will not wait for approval to produce weapons
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has declared that Tehran will not wait for any permission to produce the weapons it needs to defend the country. In a speech marking Iran’s Army Day on…
Trump: Saudis need to pay if they want US troops to stay in Syria
US President Donald Trump has said that Saudi Arabia might have to pay if it wants continuing US presence in Syria. “We’ve almost completed that task [of defeating ISIL] and we’ll be making a determination…
US-Gulf summit postponed to September
A Gulf summit that was supposed to take place at the beginning of April in Washington, DC has been postponed to September, a number of United States officials said. According to…
Putin, Erdogan and Rouhani to discuss Syrian war
by Umut Uras : Turkey will host a trilateral meeting on the Syrian crisis between the presidents of Turkey, Russia and Iran on Wednesday amid significant developments happening on the ground in the seven-year…
MBS’s Israel remarks’ timing ‘absolutely worst ever’
Commenting on the Saudi crown prince’s lastest interview in which he asserts, in the context of the Israel-Palestine conflict, that “each people” have “a right to live in their peaceful nation”, Al Jazeera’s…
Sisi narrowly misses 100 percent of vote in Egypt
In a result that comes as no shock to Egyptians and the rest of the world, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has won the presidential elections with 97 percent of the votes, final results…
Massive anti-India protests erupt in southern Kashmir
by Rifat Fareed:Massive anti-India protests have erupted in southern parts of Indian-administered Kashmir following the killing of at least 12 rebels. Police said on Sunday the rebels were killed in three separate…
Trump asks Saudi crown prince to share wealth through investments
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have discussed military deals, investment in the US, and security cooperation, during the prince’s first visit to the White…
Myanmar journalists in court 100 days after their arrest
Two Myanmar reporters have appeared in a court 100 days after they were arrested on charges of possessing secret government documents. The court in Yangon is holding preliminary hearings to decide whether…
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