Protests against France spread as Erdogan condemns Macron’s attack on Islam

The backlash against President Emmanuel Macron's comments on Islam intensified Sunday, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again urging him to have "mental checks"...

Erdogan tells Macron to undergo ‘mental checks’

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slammed his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, over his policies toward Muslims, saying that he needed "mental checks." Macron,...

Normalization with Israel ‘would get me killed by my own people’: Saudi Prince MBS

Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS) says he'd fear for his life if he recognized Israel like UAE and Bahrain, according to American-Israeli...

Turkey dismisses Pentagon’s concerns over S-400 system tests

The United States strongly condemned NATO ally Turkey's actions on Friday after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed the first test of a Russian-made...

Sudan normalizes ties with Israel as Palestinians condemn new deal

Sudan and Israel agreed Friday to normalise relations, in a US-brokered deal to end decades of hostility that was widely welcomed but stirred Palestinian...

NATO welcomes Turkey and Greece canceling military exercises

Turkey and Greece have agreed to cancel rival military exercises that were to have been held next week on their respective national days, NATO's...

Israel ‘will not oppose’ advanced US arms sales to UAE, if the USA upgrades Israeli military

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday his country would not oppose US sales of advanced weapon systems to the UAE, apparently referring to...

Nagorno-Karabakh’s importance in the realm of energy geopolitics?

Armenian President Sarkissian told Kommersant in an exclusive interview that Turkey's interest in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is related to energy geopolitics. According to him,...

US slaps sanctions on Iran’s envoy citing links to Quds Force

The US has added the Iranian ambassador to Iraq to its sanctions blacklist, claiming he works for an elite military unit it has deemed...

What does Russian opposition to Israeli settlement plans imply?

Russia is concerned over the Israeli plan to expand its illegal settlements in the West Bank, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Building...

Op-ed: Muslim voters in US should remember who dropped bombs in Islamic countries

During the presidential debate alongside Donald Trump in September, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden uttered the invocative Islamic expression “Inshallah,” meaning “God willing,” to...

Will Israel be strongest military power in Middle East much longer?

The United States recommitted itself to maintaining Israel's military dominance in the Middle East Thursday during a visit to the Pentagon by Israeli Defense...