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Turkey’s Erdogan says he's ready to meet with Kurds brokering peace with PKK

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he addresses a speech during the Justice and Development Party (AKP), as part of the 8th Ordinary Grand Congress at the Ankara Arena in Ankara, on Feb. 23, 2025.

2023 in review: From disaster to diplomacy, a climactic year for Turkey

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (L) arrives under the rain to the Turkish Parliament to take oath of office after his election win at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, on June 3, 2023. Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in for a third term as president on June 3, promising to serve "impartially" after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

US designates Yemen's Huthis 'foreign terrorist organization'

A Yemeni protester holds a mock rocket during an anti-Israel demonstration in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa

Agence France-Presse

Analysis

Wary of Turkey and Iran, Israel tightens ties with Russia: What to know

Two giant election banners showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with US President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin and a caption reading "Netanyahu, in another league," Tel Aviv, July 28, 2019.

Rina Bassist

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Analysis

What Mahmoud Khalil’s ICE arrest means for green card holders, free speech

Khalil protest

By Rosaleen Carroll

In Washington, DC, US, reporting on the Middle East

Over 200 attend Pro-Palestinian protest near Columbia University

Pro-Palestinian protesters hang a banner as they gathered outside the campus of Columbia University in New York City

Agence France-Presse

From golf to the Gulf: Who is Trump’s new Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff?

US investor Steve Witkoff attends the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024.

AL-Monitor Istanbul: Fairy tales for grown-ups at Ruzy Gallery

Kemal Ozen’s “Healing,” an allegory to the self-sacrificing nature of the mother-child bond.

Analysis

Despite hopes of Trump's envoy, Lebanon-Israel normalization deemed unrealistic

A vehicle drives past buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes during the latest war, near the border wall in the southern Lebanese village of Ramia on March 5, 2025. Lebanese official media said two people were wounded on March 5 when Israeli drones attacked a vehicle in the south, a day after a deadly raid and despite a November 27 ceasefire. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP) (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Dario Sabaghi

By Dario Sabaghi

Iran lawmakers sack minister over economic woes

Iranian Finance Minister Abdolnaser Hemmati delivers a speech in parliament during impeachment proceedings against him

Agence France-Presse