VOA Kurdish: Kurdish peshmerga commander warns of security gaps in former ISIS areas
A Kurdish peshmerga commander has raised concerns about the security gaps between peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army, ...
Daily Sabah22h
US, Iraq stress need to 'quickly reopen' crude pipeline with Türkiye
Top U.S. and Iraqi officials on Tuesday discussed Iranian influence in the region, the need for Iraq to be energy independent ...
Diplomatic paths diverge in Syria and Afghanistan
The normalisation of extremist groups staking control of major States has had no clear policy response from most countries, ...
Foreign Affairs7h
The Roots of the Islamic Republic’s Conflict with the West
In addition, Israel has carried out the largest airstrikes it has ever launched against Iran, reportedly weakening the ...
Who Are the Deceased Hostages Hamas Said It Handed Over to Israel?
The release came after several days of negotiations following Israel’s refusal on Saturday to exchange some Palestinian ...
Responsible Statecraft on MSN5h
Russia-Iran: Fair weather friends may not survive Ukraine war
The war drastically altered Russo-Iranian relations. As the conflict dragged on, Russia found itself increasingly isolated, ...
Opinion
Asharq Alawsat (English) on MSN20hOpinion
Kurdish-Turkish Peace Process and its Regional Implications
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abdullah Ocalan’s new initiative to end the five-decade-long conflict in Türkiye seems serious. If successful, it could completely reshape dynamics across the region. The ...
Middle East Eye22h
Ocalan to urge PKK to disarm this week, say sources
The Kurdish armed group leader's call would be a historic move, starting a process to end a deadly conflict that has lasted ...
rudaw20h
Ocalan will ask the PKK to disarm: President Barzani
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani revealed on Wednesday that jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah ...
Al-Monitor on MSN21h
Tunisia sentences eight to death for 2013 murder of opposition leader
Eight people were sentenced to death in Tunisia for the 2013 assassination of leftist leader Mohamed Brahmi, a killing that ...
Asharq Alawsat (English) on MSN2h
Rubio, Iraqi PM Speak About Iran’s ‘Malign Influence’, Energy, US Business Investments
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday and the two discussed Iranian influence in the region, the need for Iraq to be energy independent, ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency12h
How a small delegation of US Jews got to Syria for the first time in decades
A group of Syrian Jews returned to Damascus after the fall of Assad. Even as tensions between Israel and Syria ramped up in ...