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Category Archives: Middle East
Oruc Reis Between Turkey and Greece
Oruç Reis, a Turkish research vessel, which is carrying out drilling surveys in the East Mediterranean sea, is getting close to the Greek island of Kastellorizo, raising the tension in the region to an alarming level. It is no coincidence that Erdogan’s … Continue reading
Podcast: Arabs are wondering, is Erdogan all talk? – Nervana Mahmoud- Ahval
I recorded this podcast with Ahval’s editor David Lepeska that war is a real possibility in the eastern Mediterranean, that Turkey has taken all decision-making power away from Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Accord and that Turkish President Erdogan has … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Podcasts, Turkey
Tagged East Med, Egypt, Erdogan, Greece, Islamism, Turkey
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Rebranding the caliphate –a never-ending dystopian myth
If not now, when? if not you, who? With the image of pious Erdogan reciting the Quran in Hagia Sophia, and his head Mufti holding the sword of conquest it is no wonder that slogan appeared on social media. … Continue reading
Reblog: Erdoğan setting the stage for invalidating the Lausanne Treaty
This is a brilliant piece by Turkish writer Yavuz Baydar, published in, in Ahval, on Erdogan’s intention after converting Hagia Sophia to a mosque. Republished here with permission. (Photo via Ahval) A spectre is haunting Europe, the spectre of Turkish … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Turkey
Tagged Erdogan, Hagia Sophia, Islamism, Lausanne Treaty, Turkey
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Turkey, Egypt, and the Libyan Discourse
( Sisi ‘s visit to Sisi Barrani airforce base June 2020- Photo via twitter) Sidi Barrani in north-western Egypt is a sleepy town that is just a quick stop for travellers heading to Libya. Yet the little town … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Libya, Middle East, Turkey
Tagged Blue Homeland, Egypt, Libya, Sirte, Sisi's red line, Turkey
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To Israel: A clarion call for peace from UAE
“Today I tell you, and I declare it to the whole world, that we accept to live with you in permanent peace based on justice.” These momentous words, uttered by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat on November 20, 1977, in the Israeli … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Jordan, Middle East, UAE
Tagged #Iran, Israel, Jordan, Peace, UAE, WEst Bank, Yousef Al Otaiba
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What If Israel Vanished?
Advert of Egyptian drama “The End”- produced by Synergy A science-fiction Egyptian Ramadan drama, “The End”, set in the year 2120, has depicted what many in the Middle East wish would become a reality____ the destruction of Israel. … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Israel, Middle East, Palestine
Tagged "resistance camp", #Iran, Aqsa mosque, Israel, Palestine
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On Naoum Shebib and the Systematic obliteration of Jewish history in the Arab world
No Egyptian citizen or visitor to Egypt does not know or has not heard of the iconic Cairo Tower, one of the most important landmarks of the Egyptian capital. Very few people, however, know the man behind this interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Israel, Middle East
Tagged Cairo Tower, Egypt, Israel, Naoum Shebib, Normalisation with Israel, Umm Haroun
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Reblog: Idlib: The Next Phase
Originally posted on Jonathan Spyer:
Jerusalem Post, 6/3 Russia’s desire to woo Turkey from the west likely to prevent all out Turkey-Syria War ? Clashes between Turkish and Syrian regime forces in north west Syria are ongoing. For the first…
Posted in Middle East, Syria, Turkey
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Twitter Thread: The End of Iran’s Qassem Suleimani
The American President Donald Trump ordered the killing of the powerful commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, in a drone strike on the Baghdad International Airport. The death of Iran’s strong man is described by many … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Middle East, Twitter Thread
Tagged #Iran, Donald Trump, Iraq, Qassem Suleimani, Revolutionary Guards, Trump
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