Al-Monitor Staff Al-Monitor Staff Turkey | Sep 10, 2023 Turkey 'seriously upset' over Washington linking F-16 sales to Sweden’s NATO membership Turkey's President Erdogan says approval of Sweden’s application was up to the Turkish parliament, not for him to decide individually. Iran | Sep 8, 2023 How significant is latest US seizure of illicit Iranian oil shipment? The US government said entities affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had sought to smuggle the oil to China. Palestine | Sep 7, 2023 US, France, Germany condemn Mahmoud Abbas' antisemitic comments Washington's antisemitism envoy has accused the Palestinian leader of distorting the Holocaust. Turkey | Sep 6, 2023 Flash floods in Turkey kill at least 10 people Flooding has ravaged several parts of the country this week. Saudi Arabia | Sep 4, 2023 China’s Huawei opens cloud data center in Riyadh to grow MENA footprint The Chinese telecoms giant said in February it would invest $400 million in Saudi Arabia's cloud region over the next five years. Iraq | Sep 1, 2023 US welcomes conviction of Iranian, 4 Iraqis for killing American citizen Stephen Troell, an aid worker in Baghdad, was killed in November when gunmen opened fire on his car. Turkey | Aug 29, 2023 US naval diplomacy reaches Turkey in latest sign of rapprochement The US Navy's largest aircraft carrier arrived in Antalya several days before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin in Sochi. Saudi Arabia | Aug 29, 2023 Saudi Arabia’s foreign reserves shrink by $16B in July amid oil cuts The kingdom’s net foreign assets declined to 1.53 trillion riyals ($407 billion), according to the central bank’s monthly report published on Monday. Gulf | Aug 21, 2023 Saudi forces have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants at Yemen border: report Saudi Arabia's border security forces are accused of "widespread and systematic" killing of Ethiopian migrants crossing from Yemen in what Human Rights Watch says could constitute crimes against humanity. Turkey | Aug 21, 2023 Turkey FM to discuss alternatives to Black Sea grain deal in Ukraine Turkey's foreign minister will stop in Ukraine Aug. 25 to discuss options for shipping Ukrainian grain amid the deadlock with Russia. Pagination Show more Latest News Syrians in Lebanon mourn children killed in strike blamed on Israel by Mahmoud Zayyat | AFP | Jul 17, 2024 Saudi activist held in Bulgaria announces hunger strike Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 17, 2024 Deadly strikes pound Gaza as Israel PM vows to ramp up pressure Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 17, 2024 See more Podcasts How Iran may look under new Reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian Leading Trump VP picks on Middle East policy How Iran’s new president will shift US-Iran relations See more
Turkey | Sep 10, 2023 Turkey 'seriously upset' over Washington linking F-16 sales to Sweden’s NATO membership Turkey's President Erdogan says approval of Sweden’s application was up to the Turkish parliament, not for him to decide individually.
Iran | Sep 8, 2023 How significant is latest US seizure of illicit Iranian oil shipment? The US government said entities affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had sought to smuggle the oil to China.
Palestine | Sep 7, 2023 US, France, Germany condemn Mahmoud Abbas' antisemitic comments Washington's antisemitism envoy has accused the Palestinian leader of distorting the Holocaust.
Turkey | Sep 6, 2023 Flash floods in Turkey kill at least 10 people Flooding has ravaged several parts of the country this week.
Saudi Arabia | Sep 4, 2023 China’s Huawei opens cloud data center in Riyadh to grow MENA footprint The Chinese telecoms giant said in February it would invest $400 million in Saudi Arabia's cloud region over the next five years.
Iraq | Sep 1, 2023 US welcomes conviction of Iranian, 4 Iraqis for killing American citizen Stephen Troell, an aid worker in Baghdad, was killed in November when gunmen opened fire on his car.
Turkey | Aug 29, 2023 US naval diplomacy reaches Turkey in latest sign of rapprochement The US Navy's largest aircraft carrier arrived in Antalya several days before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin in Sochi.
Saudi Arabia | Aug 29, 2023 Saudi Arabia’s foreign reserves shrink by $16B in July amid oil cuts The kingdom’s net foreign assets declined to 1.53 trillion riyals ($407 billion), according to the central bank’s monthly report published on Monday.
Gulf | Aug 21, 2023 Saudi forces have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants at Yemen border: report Saudi Arabia's border security forces are accused of "widespread and systematic" killing of Ethiopian migrants crossing from Yemen in what Human Rights Watch says could constitute crimes against humanity.
Turkey | Aug 21, 2023 Turkey FM to discuss alternatives to Black Sea grain deal in Ukraine Turkey's foreign minister will stop in Ukraine Aug. 25 to discuss options for shipping Ukrainian grain amid the deadlock with Russia.
Syrians in Lebanon mourn children killed in strike blamed on Israel by Mahmoud Zayyat | AFP | Jul 17, 2024
Deadly strikes pound Gaza as Israel PM vows to ramp up pressure Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 17, 2024