Egyptian President Sisi has been reprimanded over the conference while attack on Coptic community took place on the same day..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Egypt's Youth Forum ridiculed as nation mourns attack victims
Israeli press review: Diamonds and the death penalty
Police apprehend alleged diamond smugglers; a newspaper defends Saudi Arabia; and Netanyahu backs death penalty bill..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Israeli press review: Diamonds and the death penalty
Why Iraqi Turkmens are excluded from the new government
Iraqi Turkmens say they have been excluded from the new Iraqi government because they refuse to follow a sectarian approach to politics.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Why Iraqi Turkmens are excluded from the new government
Turkey’s crisis-hit construction sector threatens big fallout
Once a driving force of economic growth, Turkey’s construction sector is among the first victims of the country’s economic turmoil, threatening a contagion effect on an array of other sectors.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkey’s crisis-hit construction sector threatens big fallout
Is the Turkish-German spring illusive?
Turkey and Germany are demonstrating willingness to set aside political rows and focus on economic ties, but the thaw in the relationship guarantees neither the investments Turkey expects nor the solution of accumulated problems.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Is the Turkish-German spring illusive?
Netanyahu protects Supreme Court’s power, for now
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supports weakening the broad interpretive authority the Supreme Court applies, but he does not seek a full-on clash with the judicial system while he himself is under police investigation.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Netanyahu protects Supreme Court’s power, for now
Israel to improve bank transactions for its Palestinian workers
The governor of the Palestinian Monetary Authority, Azzam al-Shawa, announced an agreement with the Bank of Israel on a new mechanism creating an Israeli government body to handle Palestinian bank transactions.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel to improve bank transactions for its Palestinian workers
Cairo bolsters bond with Moscow as US grows distant
Egypt, feeling a chill in the air in Washington, is warming up to Russia.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Cairo bolsters bond with Moscow as US grows distant
Northern Syria heats up as next likely US-Turkey flashpoint
Despite speculation that Turkey and the United States might repair their tense relations now that one key issue is settled, an Erdogan adviser called Turkey's shelling east of the Euphrates River “a friendly message to the US.”
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Northern Syria heats up as next likely US-Turkey flashpoint