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State Department release Joint Statement on crisis in Syria by government leaders

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 rayhanania 1 Comment

State Department release Joint Statement on crisis in Syria by government leaders Representatives of the Arab League, Egypt, the European Union, France, Germany, Iraq, Jordan, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States met August 30-31 at the envoy level  in Geneva to discuss the crisis in Syria. Read their statement regarding conflict in…

Arab News, Arab World, Human Rights, Kurdish, Kurds, News, NewsWire, Politics, refugees, Syria, Turkey, war

Increasingly Questionable US military presence in the Middle East

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Ghassan Rubeiz 1 Comment

Increasingly Questionable US military presence in the Middle East By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz The expanding US military presence in the Mideast reveals a number of central problems. The threats of ISIS lie dormant. The new discoveries of vast fields of natural gas and oil in the Mediterranean Levant basin (and elsewhere) are temptations for state…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Ghassan Rubeiz, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, Politics, refugees, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Terrorism, Tunisia, Turkey

The Islamic Republic of Iran: Forty Years Later

January 19, 2019January 20, 2019 Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment

The Islamic Republic of Iran: Forty Years Later Forty years later, neither the tears of the Arab regimes nor the rise of Israeli alarms have stopped the expansion of Iran’s nuclear program and hegemony in the region. By Abdennour Toumi With the Iraqi quagmire, the Syrian imbroglio, and the Afghanistan cul-de-sac, the U.S. and the…

Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Iran, Middle East, Opinion, Turkey

Saudis identify suspects in murder of Jamal Khashoggi

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Saudis identify suspects in murder of Jamal Khashoggi Saudi Arabia officials announced that 11 suspect’s have been indicted by the Saudi Arabian prosecutor in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi on October 2, 2018 during a visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. The Public Prosecutor issued a statement following the two previous statements issued…

Arab World, Gulf States, Journalism, Middle East, News, Saudi Arabia, Turkey

Will Khashoggi’s demise at least help end the Yemen war?

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 Ghassan Rubeiz 1 Comment

Will Khashoggi’s demise at least help end the Yemen war? By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz Debate about the forensic aspect of the Saudi murder has been exhaustive and repetitive. It is time to change the focus. Riyadh is not ready to assume any responsibility for the death of the Saudi Washington Post opinion writer…

Arab World, Arab World Politics, Bloggers, Commentary, Ghassan Rubeiz, Gulf States, Opinion, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, Turkey

A Feature interview with Turkish Professor Tugrul Keskin

August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

A Feature interview with Turkish Professor Tugrul Keskin By Abdennour Toumi Professor Tugrul Keskin is Professor-Director of the Center for Global Governance at Shanghai University, China. Keskin was the Graduate Director at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. He taught previously at the Department of International and Global…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Features, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kurds, Middle East, Politics, Syria, Turkey

Turkey’s Second Republic: Between Dialectic Realism and Societal Pragmatism

June 26, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Turkey’s Second Republic: Between Dialectic Realism and Societal Pragmatism President re-elect Erdoğan is realistic about the challenges he faces in leading his nation domestically and regionally. By Abdennour Toumi President re-elect Reçep Tayep Erdoğan has officially become the first elected President of the Second Republic of Turkey, and the 12th President of modern Turkey…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, Opinion, Turkey

Holy Odd Alliance to dethrone champion Erdoğan

June 24, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Holy Odd Alliance to dethrone champion Erdoğan This Presidential election bears witness to a cultural existential fight between two societal projects. Sunday’s legislative election outcome is crucial for the President who needs a majority from his party to govern and not be obliged to co-exist with an opponent Parliament that would make him a lame duck…

Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, Election, Europe, Middle East, Opinion, Turkey

Christian Orthodox prepare for Easter celebrations

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Christian Orthodox prepare for Easter celebrations Easter is a special holiday for Christians because more than Christmas, it brings Christians closer to their faith. Although both Easter and Christmas are commercialized by big business and greed, Easter resonates more. Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter after mainstream Christians, mainly because the Orthodox remain on the old Julian…

Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine & Jordan, religion, Syria, Turkey

Why Algeria Should Get a Leader Like President Erdoğan?

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Why Algeria Should Get a Leader Like President Erdoğan? President Erdoğan read attentively Ibn Khadun and Machiavelli, and synthesized their theory in the exercise of power’s ruse and cruelty. By Abdennour Toumi In the wake of Mr. Kamel Daoud’s Open Letter, a journalist and an author based in Paris to President Erdoğan, he wrote in…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Kurds, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion, Turkey

“Olive Branch” Paris Position: Reticence and Opacity

February 2, 2018February 2, 2018 Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment

“Olive Branch” Paris Position: Reticence and Opacity Ankara’s Operation “Olive Branch” in Afrin indicates a new orientation to reinstate Paris’ position in the Syrian civil war by trying to be a major player in the process of Syrian peace talks negotiations. By Abdennour Toumi Turkey’s current military foray Operation “Olive Branch” in Afrin, a northwestern…

Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Middle East, Opinion, Paris, Syria, Turkey

How President Trump and Arab Leaders Are Making Turkey Great Again

December 25, 2017December 25, 2017 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

How President Trump and Arab Leaders Are Making Turkey Great Again By Abdennour Toumi The Arab street has been waiting for a political leader (a-Zae’em) since Gamel and Houari Boumédiène when it comes to making a stand against the Western hegemony led by the U.S. in the region. Lately the Middle East has been experiencing…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Iran, Israel, Kurds, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, Turkey

Syrian journalist murdered with mother in Turkey

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Syrian journalist murdered with mother in Turkey Orient News English reported that their English language editor Halla Barakat was found murdered in her apartment with her mother this morning in Turkey. Barakat was a fierce critic of the violence in Syria and was investigating war crimes there. She was investigating abuses and torture of prisoners…

Arab World, Journalism, Middle East, News, Syria, Terrorism, Turkey

Emerging optimism for Lebanon’s political deadlock

June 9, 2017June 9, 2017 Ghassan Rubeiz No Comments

Emerging optimism for Lebanon’s political deadlock Will the Lebanese living abroad visit their homeland in large numbers this summer? By Ghassan Michel Rubeiz A disastrous civil war that lasted fifteen years (1975-1990) nearly obliterated Lebanon’s image as the “Switzerland of the Middle East.” Since the end of the civil war Lebanon has been reconstructed, physically,…

Bloggers, Commentary, Ghassan Rubeiz, Lebanon, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, Turkey

Beyond the Beltway Radio panel tackles North Korea threat

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Beyond the Beltway Radio panel tackles North Korea threat The weekly Sunday radio show Beyond the Beltway, hosted by veteran political writer and commentator Bruce DuMont, tackles the frightening issue of the rising threats of North Korea’s tyrant Kim Jong Un. Panelists included Asian specialist Karl Friedhoff of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs who has…

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Democracy reinforced under Turkey’s Erdogan

April 18, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

Democracy reinforced under Turkey’s Erdogan My column this week in the Arab News speaks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, truly one of the few real Democratic leaders in the Middle East standing up to rising religious extremism from Muslims in the Arab World, Christians in the West and Jews in radical Israel. A referendum he…

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A Turkish Democracy with a sour K’nafah taste

April 18, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

A Turkish Democracy with a sour K’nafah taste What does the outcome of the vote mean for the future of new Turkey’s political Second Republic? By Abdennour Toumi Sunday the Turks voted on a referendum proposing eighteen amendments to Turkey’s 1982 constitution. These amendments have passed and given birth to Turkey’s Second Republic, granting President…

Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Opinion, Turkey

Radio Podcast: Istanbul Palestinian Diaspora conference

March 17, 2017June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Radio Podcast: Istanbul Palestinian Diaspora conference Al Jazeera Journalist Ali Younes joins Columnist and radio talkshow host Ray Hanania in discussing the future of the Palestinians on live radio in Detroit on Friday March 17, 2017 on WNZK AM 690. Listen to the audio podcast of the radio show below Al Jazeera English reporter and editor…