Politics and Diplomacy Why a Turkish dictator let himself lose an election Turkey's second president Ismet Inonu surprised the world by stepping down in 1950. Could Erdogan do the same after the 2023 elections? Read more here.
Politics and Diplomacy One year later, no justice for Beirut blast victims What has changed in Lebanon since last August's explosion rocked Beirut? Here's a rundown of some key events that have since shaped the country's political and economic landscape.
News Briefs Middle East Minute for August 6, 2021 Catch up on some of this week’s biggest headlines from around the MENA region with Al-Monitor.
Syria Syria's Hend Zaza is youngest athlete at this year's Olympics Hend Zaza from Syria is the youngest Olympian competing this year in Tokyo. At 12 years old, Zaza is the fifth-youngest Olympian of all time and the youngest since 1992.
News Briefs The Takeaway by Al-Monitor for July 21, 2021 Here are some trending stories this week in the Middle East and North Africa. Read more here: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/07/takeaway-biden-abdullah-white-house-summit-key-israel-jordan-reset
Politics and Diplomacy Fire at Nasiriyah coronavirus hospital The fire was the second such tragedy at an Iraqi coronavirus ward in less than three months.
News Briefs Middle East Minute for July 16, 2021 1. Lebanon’s prime minister-designate steps down after a dispute with the president. 2. Egypt prepares to release dozens of political detainees. 3. Facebook says that Iranian hackers spied on US military personnel using fake accounts. Catch up on some of this week’s biggest headlines from around the MENA region with Al-Monitor.
The Takeaway for July 14, 2021 Here are some trending stories this week in the Middle East and North Africa. Read more here.
Iraq Turkish airstrikes ignite Assyrian lands, villagers organize firefighting response A Turkish airstrike on July 6 ignited agricultural fields of Assyrian villages in the Nahla Valley of northern Iraq. As flames burned for hours at night and well into the next day, authorities never arrived to help extinguish the blaze. The fire and lack of emergency response is endemic in the region as Turkish attacks routinely impact communities in Iraq’s north.
News Briefs Middle East Minute for July 9, 2021 Catch up on some of this week’s biggest headlines from around the Middle East now. A container ship explodes at Dubai’s main port, Iran hosts talks between the Taliban and Afghan government, and Egypt and Sudan are furious as Ethiopia begins the next phase of filling its Nile River dam.
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