Section: Non-Middle East media focused on Middle East
Iranian tanker expected to leave Gibraltar late Sunday, envoy says
Iranian tanker expected to leave Gibraltar late Sunday, envoy says Hours earlier, British territory rejected US request to detain vessel further MEE and agencies Sun, 08/18/2019 – 19:30 Crew member checks new name of Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya, formerly known as Grace 1, off coast of Gibraltar on Sunday (AFP) …read more Source:...
Turkey and US reach agreement on Syria safe zone, averting offensive
Turkey and US reach agreement on Syria safe zone, averting offensive The two sides will immediately establish a joint operations centre in Turkey to coordinate and administer the area in northern Syria, says Turkish Defence Ministry Ragip Soylu Wed, 08/07/2019 – 14:58 A convoy of Turkish armoured vehicles drive towards Bab al-Hawa crossing...
New York judge says university must allow students to form pro-Palestine group
New York judge says university must allow students to form pro-Palestine group Fordham University’s decision to reject Students for Justice in Palestine was ‘arbitrary and capricious’, judge rules MEE staff Tue, 08/06/2019 – 18:55 Pro-Palestine student activists protest against efforts to silence them during a student...
Qatar says it sold missile seized by Italian police to ‘friendly nation’ in 1994
Qatar says it sold missile seized by Italian police to ‘friendly nation’ in 1994 Former candidate for Italian far right party was trying to sell French-made air-to-air missile via WhatsApp, according to police MEE and agencies Wed, 07/17/2019 – 12:34 The French-made Mantra Super 530 F has a range of 25km, with an explosive...
Neo-Nazi arms raid: Qatar sold French missile found in Italy to third party in 1994
Neo-Nazi arms raid: Qatar sold French missile found in Italy to third party in 1994 Doha says it is ‘very concerned’ with how former Qatari army air-to-air missile ended up in the hands of a non-state party MEE and agencies Wed, 07/17/2019 – 12:34 The French-made Mantra Super 530 F has a range of …read more Source: Middle...
Iraq returns children of IS foreign fighters to Russia
Iraq returns children of IS foreign fighters to Russia Baghdad said it has returned more than 400 children of IS fighters back to their country of origin Areeb Ullah Mon, 07/15/2019 – 16:56 Iraq said that it had returned hundreds of children from Azerbaijan, Belarus, France, Finland, Germany, Georgia, Tajikistan, and Ukraine …read...
How exploitation of Crimea benefits Syria
Over Crimea’s five years under the Russian rule, the peninsula has been used in a number of ways to support various Russian activities in Syria. …read more Source:...
Black Sea simmers as world awaits Kerch Strait fallout
The Russia-Ukraine crisis could expand to affect many countries, and Turkey’s position is potentially crucial. …read more Source:...
Turkey’s complex balancing act between Russia and Ukraine
President Erdogan’s desire to mediate between Moscow and Kiev is confounded by Turkish policies in Crimea and Russian separatism in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Can Turkey mediate Russian-Ukrainian conflict on the Black Sea?
President Erodogan has been on the phone with the Ukrainian, Russian and US presidents and has called for Ukraine and Russia to peacefully resolve their conflict. …read more Source:...
