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Police and intelligence nab senior PKK terrorist in Turkey’s Bursa

3 Aug, 2019 10 views

AA Photo Turkish police and the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) captured a senior PKK terrorist responsible for the terrorist organization’s activities in Norway in a joint operation carried out in Bursa province, reports said …

Iraq, Iraq, Iraq in Middle East! Iran, Iraq agree to boost trade ties

26 Jul, 2019 7 views

Iran and Iraq signed an agreement to facilitate trade cooperation and remove trade barriers between the two neighbors, official IRNA news agency reported Thursday. The agreement was signed during a recent visit by head …

Tit for tooth or tit for eye: Or tit brain? Iran test-fires medium-range ballistic missile

26 Jul, 2019 32 views

Iran test-fires medium-range ballistic missile, US official says By Bradford Betz, Lucas Tomlinson | Fox News According to a US official, the missile flew over 600 miles from southern Iran to an area outside …

Turkey-ally Qatar behind terror attack in Somalia – New York Times

24 Jul, 2019 6 views

A prominent Qatari businessman told the country’s ambassador to Somalia that militants had carried out a May bombing in the Somali port of Bosaso to advance Qatar’s interests and drive out the United Arab …

Doha rejects NYT’s reports on its involvement of Qatar in bombings in Northern Somali

24 Jul, 2019 17 views

Qatar and Somalia deny NYT’s bombing news report Alleged foreign-intelligence recording suggested Doha’s ‘interest’ in Somalia attack, but Qatar rejected the accusation. The UAE has lucrative deals involving the Port of Bosaso in Somalia’s …

Turkey hints at pulling access to Incirlik and Kurecik if US acts over Russian weapons purchase

24 Jul, 2019 94 views

An F-15E Strike Eagle sits on the flight line at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Nov. 12, 2015. U.S. access to bases such as Incirlik may be limited if Washington imposes sanctions on Turkey. CORY …

The Choice of Sober Voice among partizans: Trump confirms he authorized Rand Paul to negotiate with Iran

22 Jul, 2019 11 views

BY Tal Axelrod President Trump confirmed authorization of Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky  (R-Ky.) to negotiate with Iran over reducing tensions, reversing himself a day after he denied reports he permitted Paul to serve as …

UK-operated tanker in Strait of Hormuz arrested, briefly detained another: Whom to blame?

21 Jul, 2019 24 views

reg Norman Trump warns Iran to change its behavior; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports. Iran seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz Friday and briefly detained a second, marking a fresh escalation of …

Abu Dhabi is trapped in a nightmare of its own making

19 Jul, 2019 87 views

David Hearst The emirate is creeping towards a conflict with Iran that could leave it exposed and vulnerable in a future Third Gulf War Mohammed bin Zayed, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, at an …