Amid heightened tensions between Cairo and Ankara, culture is emerging as the new battlefront as each party offers its own version of the Ottoman era.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Dar al-Ifta joins in Egypt-Turkey culture war
Iraqi prime minister-designate faces pressure on Cabinet choices
Political pressure on the prime minister-designate, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, could bring him down before he even forms a government.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iraqi prime minister-designate faces pressure on Cabinet choices
Historic low voter turnout in Iran shows ‘dissatisfaction’ with regime: Experts
Iran’s interior ministry announced a 42.57 percent voter turnout in Friday’s parliamentary election, the lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The interior ministry released
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Historic low voter turnout in Iran shows ‘dissatisfaction’ with regime: Experts
US will withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 14 months if conditions met
The United States and NATO would withdraw all troops in Afghanistan within 14 months if the Taliban upheld its commitments, according to a joint statement released by the US and Afghan governments on
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: US will withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 14 months if conditions met
Displaced yet again, Syrians flee Idlib for Manbij
With intense shelling and catastrophic conditions in Idlib province, the Syrian Democratic Forces are welcoming refugees into areas they control to the east around Manbij.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Displaced yet again, Syrians flee Idlib for Manbij
Opposition helpless to stop regime advances in Idlib
The Syrian regime's progress in Idlib and control of the key city of Saraqeb on the Aleppo-Damascus highway have marked a turning point in its fight against the Turkish-backed opposition.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Opposition helpless to stop regime advances in Idlib
Saudi-led coalition launches air raids in Yemen
Strikes were in retaliation for ballistic missiles attacks on 'civilian targets' in Saudi Arabia
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Saudi-led coalition launches air raids in Yemen
Why Palestinians failed at the Security Council
The Palestinians' push for a near-unanimous UN Security Council resolution opposing the Trump plan ran into a number of unexpected roadblocks.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Why Palestinians failed at the Security Council
Lebanon confirms three new coronavirus cases, bringing total to seven
Lebanon’s health ministry has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to seven. The ministry said the three new patients had been quarantined
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Lebanon confirms three new coronavirus cases, bringing total to seven
Why is Egypt seeking African military force?
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has proposed during the African Union Summit the formation of a joint African military force to confront terrorism, as part of Cairo’s efforts to boost its presence on the African continent.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Why is Egypt seeking African military force?