Middle East Experience

After failing to find buyers in Middle East, Turkey's defense industry takes a major step forward by selling four corvettes to Pakistan.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkey clinches deal to sell 4 warships to Pakistan

Israeli security experts claim that the return of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the Golan Heights is not necessarily bad news for Israel.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel prepares for Assad’s return to the border

Some of the House’s most hawkish Democratic leaders rebuked Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over their offensive on the key port of Hodeidah.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Top Democrats urge Gulf to drop demand for Houthi surrender in Yemen

Iran has cut off electricity supplies to Iraq amid increased consumption during a hot spell and reports of massive accrued debt by Baghdad, sparking a wave of protests in central and southern Iraqi regions.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Billion dollar debt, heat wave push Iran to cut electricity to Iraq

Contrary to former US administrations, President Donald Trump accepts Israel's ongoing occupation and settlement policies without requiring concessions for the Palestinians.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: US administration silent on Israel's occupation policy

Israeli right-wing politicians resumed visits to the Temple Mount after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled the ban on Knesset members visiting the site.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israeli right dreams of third temple in Jerusalem

Iran’s Expediency Council is inching closer to reinstating an elected Zoroastrian member of a city council after a controversial suspension over his faith.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran moves closer to reinstating Zoroastrian city councilor

Turkey's currency has sunk to a record low after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he expects interest rates to fall despite warnings a crisis looms as the country struggles under its burden of debt.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkey’s battered lira takes another hit

Turkey's consulate in Mosul has been closed since the building was seized by Islamic State militants in June 2014, but now Ankara is looking to make a comeback in its southeastern neighbor.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: What's behind Turkey's rush to reopen Iraqi consulates?

Though US President Donald Trump is already claiming his share of headlines at the NATO summit, much of the world is waiting to get a look at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's foreign policy approach now that his office has been granted expanded powers with his July 9 inauguration.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: 'Erdoganism' makes Western debut at NATO summit