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The Economist's Turkey Correspondent Piotr Zalewski says don't give up on Turkey's battered democracy quite yet Jan 30, 2023
UK's Syria envoy warns normalizing relations with Assad regime will undermine efforts for justice and accountability Jan 12, 2023
Syrian commentator Ibrahim Hamidi says Kurds have surpassed Jihadis as Assad regime's greatest enemy Jan 5, 2023
Investigative journalist Guillaume Perrier says 'you cannot tell Kurds Turkey not involved in Paris murders' Dec 29, 2022
French academic Fabrice Balanche says Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurds "a matter of time" Dec 13, 2022
American aid volunteer David Eubank says Syrian Kurds feel even more betrayed by US in wake of Turkey's most recent attacks Nov 28, 2022
Swedish academic Paul Levin says Sweden's decision to cut off Syria's Kurds is a pyrrhic win for Turkey Nov 7, 2022
Kurdish struggle critical linchpin of Iran protests, says BBC World Affairs correspondent Jiyar Gol Oct 12, 2022
UAE, Gulf approaches to cryptocurrency, metaverse are testament to future planning, says Salim Essaid Oct 4, 2022
Murder of Mahsa Amini sparks opposition interest, regime wrath for Iran's Kurdish movement, says Kurdish expert Asso Hassan Zadeh Sep 27, 2022
Russia's Vladimir Putin wants fellow strongman Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan to remain in power, says Russia expert Mark Galeotti Sep 15, 2022
Iranian expert Hamidreza Azizi warns failure to revive nuclear deal could trigger escalation against Israel via Syria Aug 30, 2022
Return to nuclear deal would provide venue for direct US-Iran diplomacy, says Ali Hashem Aug 23, 2022
Iran’s past nuclear activities at ‘heart of the matter’ of nuclear talks, says Mark Fitzpatrick Aug 16, 2022
Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim says Russia allows Turkish drone strikes but no ground offensive against Syria's Kurds Aug 8, 2022
Tunisian people’s choice is clear with referendum vote, says Ambassador Hanene Tajouri Bessassi, responding to US criticism Aug 3, 2022
Former Ukrainian diplomat Yevgeniya Gaber says Erdogan needs to go to Kyiv to win hearts and minds Aug 1, 2022
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Pro-government voices call for cancellation of Egyptian megaprojects Khalid Hassan | Egypt | May 23, 2022
Congress wants Pentagon to bolster Arab, Israeli air defenses against Iran Jared Szuba | Israel | Jun 9, 2022
The Economist's Turkey Correspondent Piotr Zalewski says don't give up on Turkey's battered democracy quite yet
UK's Syria envoy warns normalizing relations with Assad regime will undermine efforts for justice and accountability
Investigative journalist Guillaume Perrier says 'you cannot tell Kurds Turkey not involved in Paris murders'
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