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Leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Ozgur Ozel addresses the audience during a rally in Istanbul on April 9, 2025.

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Erdogan’s long game: How CHP court case could cripple Turkey’s opposition

Analysts say the protracted trial over the CHP’s 2023 leadership vote is less about overturning results than draining the opposition’s energy ahead of key political battles.

By Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Afghan migrants who were living in Iran as refugees deboard a bus after being deported back to Afghanistan at the zero point between Afghanistan and Iran in the Herat province on Feb. 23, 2025.

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How Iran’s Afghan expulsions signal new era in national security policing

Iran is deporting Afghan migrants at record speed in a crackdown driven by postwar security strategies, a move which risks diplomatic fallout with the Taliban, labor disruptions in Iran and a deepening humanitarian crisis across the border.

By A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

General view of the opening session of the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum at the Federal Senate in Brazil, taken on June 4, 2025.

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At Brazil summit, BRICS welcomes new Middle East members as divisions continue

A year after formally joining at the Kazan summit, Iran, Egypt and the UAE attend their first BRICS summit hosted outside Russia — as Saudi Arabia continues to weigh whether to join.

By Sabena Siddiqui

In Karachi, reporting on South Asia, Middle East, Iran

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Why peace with Turkey has come to mean survival for Armenia’s Pashinyan

As Yerevan edges closer to the West, regional power struggles and domestic unrest threaten to derail the Armenian leader’s strategy.

By Amberin Zaman

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Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa delivers a speech at the presidential palace during the unveiling of the country's new national emblem, Damascus, July 3, 2025.

Syria unveils gold eagle emblem: What it means

The new national emblem is another step in the removal of symbols from the Assad dynasty, which ruled the country for more than five decades.

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Gulf bets on LNG boom power ahead amid regional energy shifts, war risks

This photo shows Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar's principal site for production of liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquid, administrated by Qatar Petroleum, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of the capital, Doha, Qatar, Feb. 6, 2017.

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

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Netanyahu looks to Trump for Gaza ultimatum to leverage against far right

Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee Gaza City, May 16, 2025.

By Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the audience in this handout picture released by his office

Iran's Khamenei makes first public appearance since Israel war: state media

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US President Donald Trump said he was united with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Britain cut diplomatic ties with Syria more than a decade ago and went on to strike the country during its lengthy civil war

Britain reestablishes full Syria ties as FM visits Damascus

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French writer jailed in Algeria won't appeal: supporters

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