Erdogan’s Syria plan unlikely to bear fruit
Media outlets in Turkey have claimed that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised an important issue with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their bilateral...
New study: it will soon be 'too hot' to live in some parts of...
There's an old Jon Stewart stand-up bit about spending time in Arizona during the height of summer, and the cooling nozzles built into some...
Syria: Should Astana negotiations be expanded?
The defeat of the self-proclaimed Caliphate of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi is almost achieved. It's only a matter of weeks for the pseudo-state before it...
Increased post-virus inequality could fuel discontent
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is holding its annual spring meetings with the World Bank this weekend, warned on Tuesday that the coronavirus...
UAE flag a symbol of unity for all residents
'Raise it up high ... keep it high'. And high is where the UAE flag remains in the hearts of thousands of its residents....
OPEC risks Pyrrhic victory with oil policy
"If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined," King Pyrrhus of Epirus complained after winning exceptionally...
BDS extremists are playing into their enemies’ hands
By the time Hurricane Harvey ended its destruction of the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas coast in August, 75 people had lost their...
The war in Afghanistan has so far cost $33,000 per citizen. And will not...
Fourteen years old this month, the West's war in Afghanistan had all but vanished from the headlines. Even before the fall of Kunduz this...
Negligent Western diplomacy encourages Putin to expand and prosper
Donald Trump rose to power upon promises of abandoning foreign entanglements and putting “America First.” One state in particular is aggressively capitalizing on introverted...
Days after a suicide bombing, can Turkey pull back from the brink?
The date 10/10 is now synonymous with Turkey's most deadly terrorist attack in history - the day this month when two suicide bombers killed...
