Turkey Election Overhaul Seen Boosting Erdogan Gains Momentum Sweeping changes to Turkey’s electoral laws that could help President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tighten his grip on power are set to begin their passage through parliament, with the opposition warning that they would increase the risk of vote fraud. The proposed overhaul […]
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New Russian stealth fighter spotted in Syria Moscow appears to have deployed an advanced new stealth fighter to its airbase in Syria, reports in Russian news media and online videos of the aircraft indicated on Thursday, in what analysts say could be a risky attempt to gain publicity and operational […]
Trump lets protected Syrians stay longer but caps enrollment The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would allow nearly 7,000 Syrians to remain in the United States for another 18 months but won’t let more Syrian citizens apply for the special protection program. The decision was a partial relief for […]
Turkey detains 38 Islamic State suspects Turkish police detained 38 people, some of them Syrian citizens, over suspected links to Islamic State in an operation on Thursday in the northwestern province of Bursa, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. Counter-terrorism police carried out simultaneous raids on homes in various districts […]
Major powers to push Saudis, Iran to stop interfering in Lebanon Major powers to push Saudis, Iran to stop interfering in Lebanon:- Major powers will try to shore up Lebanon’s stability on Friday by pushing Saudi Arabia and Iran to stop interfering in its politics, and urging Hezbollah to rein […]
Kim Jong-un working with Syria on chemical weapons and missile technologies And the hermit state’s decades-old military alliance with Syria is beginning to seriously worry Washington, experts have claimed. Syria and North Korea’s longstanding relationship, dating back to the 1960s, has grown closer this year despite both facing punishing sanctions […]
Pentagon likely to acknowledge 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria Pentagon likely to acknowledge 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria:- The Pentagon is likely to announce in the coming days that there are about 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Friday, as the military acknowledges that an accounting […]
Fears for Lebanese economy if Saudis impose Qatar-style blockade Fears for Lebanese economy if Saudis impose Qatar-style blockade:- Lebanese politicians and bankers believe Saudi Arabia intends to do to their country what it did to Qatar – corral Arab allies into enforcing an economic blockade unless its demands are met. […]
Hezbollah says Saudi declares Lebanon war with Hariri detention Hezbollah says Saudi declares Lebanon war with Hariri detention:- Hezbollah’s leader said on Friday that Saudi Arabia had declared war on Lebanon and his Iran-backed group, accusing Riyadh of detaining Saad al-Hariri and forcing him to resign as Lebanon’s prime minister […]
Papua New Guinea court rejects bid to restore services to asylum-seeker camp Papua New Guinea court rejects bid to restore services to asylum-seeker camp:- Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court rejected an application on Tuesday to restore water, electricity and food supplies to an Australian-run detention center for asylum seekers where […]
