Turkey
China’s quiet rise in the Middle East’s new power struggle - opinion
The new Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan alliance signals a shifting Middle East – and China may be the biggest winner as regional powers seek new security partners.
After strike on Turkish base in Syria, US urges Israel to show restraint
Azerbaijan mediating between Israel, Turkey in effort to reduce Syria tensions
West Bank incident sparks debate as Gaza and regional issues take center stage
For Israel, peace with Saudi Arabia is not worth a nuclear arms race in the Middle East - opinion
Once Saudi Arabia has the capacity to enrich uranium, Turkey and Egypt might be the next in line to seek to accomplish the same.
Saudi Arabia is a 'paper tiger,' weaker than it appears, Israeli former national security head says
"Saudi Arabia has a great deal of weaponry and a great deal of money, but militarily, it cannot manage to 'get through the day,'" said Brig.-Gen. (res.) Jacob Nagel.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign major defense pact amid Iran tensions
The agreement says that any armed attack on any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against them all.
Israeli strikes in Syria are threat to stability, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan claims
Fidan also condemned Israel's attacks in Gaza, saying that they "have once again shown that Netanyahu does not want peace," and in the West Bank, calling them "acts of terror."
Turkey’s PKK amnesty could ease Kurdish tensions, expand regional reach, expert tells ‘Post’
Turkey’s proposed PKK amnesty could reduce security pressures, ease tensions with Iraq, and allow Ankara to redirect military, intelligence, and economic resources across the region.
PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan’s anti-Israel rhetoric threatens Kurdish-Jewish relations - opinion
The PKK leader's latest ideological shift blames Israel for Kurdish suffering, despite historical evidence to the contrary.
Iraq delays July public salaries as Strait of Hormuz blockade guts oil revenue
Iraq’s oil exports plunged from 100 million barrels in February to around 32 million in May and June, according to figures shown to The National by the country’s Oil Ministry.
Turkey to submit draft law allowing thousands of former PKK members to return, aims to end conflict
The draft law, some details of which surfaced last November, is focused on managing the return of PKK fighters and civilians from hideouts in northern Iraq, setting out how they will be processed.
Hamas shifts covert organizational units, activities to Turkey following Qatari crackdown
Palestinian sources say that the transfer to Turkey involves most of Hamas's covert activities, while Qatar will continue to host the terror organization's leadership and public-facing activities.
The West’s illusions about Erdogan’s denialism was outrageous. The reaction to it was revealing
Erdogan, a major NATO leader had effectively declared his nation innocent of every crime commonly associated with the empire, and the world moved on with remarkable ease.
