Archives for September, 2023

Iran's basketball great Haddadi retires from national team

Agence France-Presse

Curfew lifted after deadly unrest in Iraq city

Agence France-Presse

At least 25 civilians killed in 48 hours in Sudan: activists, medic

Agence France-Presse

Libya lights up after years of power cuts

Agence France-Presse

Youthful, gaming-obsessed Saudi seeks homegrown hit

Agence France-Presse

Three killed in ethnic protests in Iraq's Kirkuk

Agence France-Presse

Work begins on Iraq-Iran rail link

Agence France-Presse

Mohamed Al-Fayed: Egyptian tycoon who craved 'Establishment' approval

Agence France-Presse

Syria’s Kurds struggle to contain backlash after detaining allied Arab militia leader

Kurdish-led forces guarding Syria’s Islamic State prisons have been on high alert amid spreading clashes in Deir Ezzor province.

Syria

Analysis

US-Saudi diplomacy gives lifeline to Palestinian leadership, two-state solution

How big is Assad’s Suwayda problem?

By Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Iran FM rebuffs Macron remarks over Lebanon 'interference'

Agence France-Presse

Analysis

Greece-Turkey ties on upswing as FM set to visit, Cyprus tensions subside

Turkey tries to dial down confrontations in the eastern Mediterranean before the Greek minister's visit as part of its push to improve relations with the West.

By Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Culture

Nobel Foundation rescinds Iran's invitation to 2023 Prize ceremony

Iran was excluded from last year’s ceremonies following the government’s violent crackdown against protesters.

Iran

Why are Israel's ex-Shin Bet chiefs urging Biden not to host Netanyahu?

Two former directors of the Israeli Shin Bet — Ami Ayalon and Yuval Diskin — call on President Joe Biden to support the Israeli protest movement against the judicial overhaul by not inviting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.

Israel

In Russia, Turkey's Erdogan seeks better ties with Putin, but distrust lingers

The Turkish president wants to enhance his prestige by brokering a new grain deal but faces an uphill battle, with increasing distrust from Moscow over Ankara's ties with Ukraine, and posture inside NATO.

Turkey

Syria: clashes in Damascus countryside with Maher Assad brigade leave 5 dead

The residents of Zakia town had been raising anti-regime banners, and a man was killed by local militias affiliated with Maher al-Assad’s Fourth Division this week.

Syria