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Iran’s hard-liners have already secured a takeover of the parliament in elections this month; Trump says any negotiations are totally up to Iran. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Rouhani faces…

President Donald Trump has confirmed that a US operation killed al-Qaeda’s top leader in Yemen last week. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Trump confirms al-Qaeda’s Yemen leader killed

Turkey's invasion of northeastern Syria has changed the lives of Kurdish residents in myriad ways, from a bump in confidence-boosting cosmetic surgery to pervasive anxiety over whether Turkey will strike…

Iraq's economic agreement with China was signed in October but its details are still a mystery, providing fodder for conspiracy theories and potential legal objections. Source: Al Monitor Full Article:…

The Turkish and Russian leaders may be unhappy partners, but it is clear that they are committed to each other in Syria's Idlib. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Erdogan, Putin…

Despite political tensions between Moscow and Ankara, Russians are increasingly purchasing property in Turkey. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Why are more Russians buying property in Turkey?

Hamas has imposed new customs duties on goods entering the Gaza Strip but some believe the taxes go too far, especially when they are imposed on items coming from the…

The Israeli left has failed to challenge President Donald Trump’s 'deal of the century' or to suggest alternative ideas on peace despite the plan's troubling provisions, including revoking the citizenship…

President Donald Trump's blessing of territorial annexation is nothing less than a reward for government-sanctioned 'Wild West' settler violence and appropriation as illustrated by the small percentage of indictments for…

The announcement of the US peace plan has undermined any prospect for a long-term truce between Israel and Hamas. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: US peace plan quashes hopes for…