Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on May 23 that the Turkish army will take steps to complete the remainder of a 30-kilometer safe zone along its southern border. Erdogan pointed out that the goal is to eliminate terrorist bases of the YPG close to the Turkish border, from where the terrorist organization conducts attacks on Turkish military bases located both in Turkey and Syria. Particularly, attacks from Manbij, Tal
Abdennour Toumi: With the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, could you tell us how the relations between Moscow and Beijing would go from China’s perspective? Prof. Hanns Maull: China seems to have been surprised by the war and its dimensions, and it will find this conflict uncomfortable. China has a strategic partnership with Ukraine, which also takes part in its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Therefore, China would like to see this
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on May 23 that the Turkish army will take steps to complete the remainder of a 30-kilometer safe zone along its southern border. Erdogan pointed out that the goal is to eliminate terrorist bases of the YPG close
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Abdennour Toumi: With the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, could you tell us how the relations between Moscow and Beijing would go from China’s perspective? Prof. Hanns Maull: China seems to have been surprised by the war and its dimensions, and it will find this conflict uncomfortable. China has a strategic partnership with Ukraine, which also takes part in its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Therefore, China would like to see this war end with a stable peace settlement, but it has
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Abdennour Toumi: Twenty days have passed since the war between Russia and Ukraine broke out. What is your take on the geopolitical and geoeconomic impacts of this conflict on the neighboring countries and the rest of the world? Prof. Don McLain Gill: The unfolding situation in Ukraine has numerous political and economic impacts on the strategic calculations of states in the international system. The crisis has shown how many states in Asia, Africa, and Latin America continue to demonstrate their
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Abdennour Toumi: The problem of women in the Arab world is recognized as one of the most complex social problems. Are you satisfied with the success of Arab and Eastern women today, especially in society? Maha Saleh: First of all, I would like to state that this issue is sensitive and complex. As you said, I cannot say that I fully agree with the activities on political, economic, and social factors and the initiatives taken within the health, education, and
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Abdennour Toumi: The question of migrants has been challenging policymakers on the one hand and has worked as a catchy political selling point for right-wing and far-right parties on the other. What makes the issue of migrants move from its purely humanitarian principle to a rhetorical political discourse in the host countries in the West in general and Europe in particular? Dr. Michel Maietta: With economic instability, xenophobic expressions and actions increase. The anxiety fostered by uncertainty and the fear
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Abdennour Toumi: How would you assess President Emmanuel Macron’s MENA foreign policy? Prof. Karim Emile Bitar: Shortly after he announced his candidacy for the presidential elections, in early 2017, Macron visited Beirut where he gave his first major foreign policy speech at the ESA Business School, which was inaugurated by former president Jacques Chirac in the 90s. This speech was interesting, due to the fact that he touched upon a series of subjects. What he said then can be considered
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On Wednesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid at the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s Jerusalem headquarters. The two top diplomats will hold a joint press conference after
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The PKK terror group launched a rocket strike on a television station in Duhok, located in Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), on Tuesday. The terror group launched rockets against a building owned
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on May 23 that the Turkish army will take steps to complete the remainder of a 30-kilometer safe zone along its southern border. Erdogan pointed out
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Abdennour Toumi: With the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, could you tell us how the relations between Moscow and Beijing would go from China’s perspective? Prof. Hanns Maull: China seems to have been surprised
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Turkey’s support provided to the Palestinian people and their just cause was hailed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was received by Abbas in Ramallah and
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13 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed on Tuesday between Morocco and Israel in the fields of innovation and high-tech industry. Within the context of boosting their relations since the normalization of
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Officials said late Monday that at least six people were killed in an attack carried out by Daesh/ISIS in northern Iraq. The government-affiliated Security Media Network said in a statement that the
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Manuel Pineda, a Spanish left-wing politician from the United Left coalition who is a member of the European Parliament (MEP) and the head of the EU-Palestine relations delegation, has been barred from
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A decree issued by President Kais Saied excluding political parties from drafting the country’s new constitution has been decried by Tunisia’s Ennahda. Law professor Sadik Belaid was named by Saied on Friday
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The public relations division of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that an officer from the IRGC was shot dead by unknown assailants in Tehran. Close to the Iranian
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According to an official statement on Monday, Turkey’s foreign minister is scheduled to go on a two-day visit for official talks in Palestine and Israel. The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced that Mevlut
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The chief of staff of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has resigned, marking the second departure in Bennett’s inner circle in the past weeks. Bennett’s office did not give a reason for
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Reports about mediation between Algeria and Morocco to restore their diplomatic relations have been denied in a statement by Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra. The crisis between Algiers and Rabat “does not
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In his first visit to the Gulf state since he assumed power last year, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in the Omani capital, Muscat, on Monday. Oman’s state news agency reported that
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