After Jordan, Emirates also furious with Netanyahu Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not only managed to get into a diplomatic row with Jordan, he also succeeded in angering the Emiratis. Israel
Iran operating new advanced centrifuges, nuclear watchdog finds According to an International Atomic Energy Agency report, Iran is now using IR-4 centrifuges to enrich uranium in violation of the nuclear accord. Iran
Lawsuit filed to close pro-Kurdish party after lawmaker stripped of parliamentary seat Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu, a pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party deputy known to focus on human rights abuses, was stripped of his parliament seat and a lawsuit was filed to close the party March 17. Turkey
Netanyahu courts Arab voters as 'Abu Yair' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has adopted a new strategy for the Arab public: cynically rebranding himself as "Abu Yair." Israel
Turkey’s Tentative Iranian Spring Although Iran is not expected to change its Syria policy, working with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani may help ease regional tensions. Turkey
Rouhani’s Cautious Pick For Defense Minister Iran’s new defense minister is a sign of President Hassan Rouhani’s interest in balancing moderate and conservative forces. Iran
Another Byzantine Church Becomes Mosque in Turkey The recent conversion of a Byzantine church in Trabzon from a museum to a mosque is prompting worries that Hagia Sophia in Istanbul might be next. Turkey
Confidence-Building Measures Needed For Israel-Palestine Talks Using "peace gestures" as bargaining chips only demonstrates that neither side is truly interested in peace. Palestine
How Turks Misinterpret Ergenekon Following the verdicts of Turkey's Ergenekon case, are Turks having the right kinds of discussions? Turkey
Iran’s New President Side Steps Questions About Talks With US Iranian President Hassan Rouhani treads carefully in answers to questions about US-Iran relations in his first press conference. Iran
Israeli Government Makes West Bank Settlements a National Priority The Israeli cabinet approved the national development priority map, adding to it more settlements in the West Bank. Palestine
Is Netanyahu Preparing To Bomb Iran? Is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “the weakest leader Israel has ever had,” about to make the historic decision to bomb Iran? Israel
Lapid: The Political Novice Who Never Makes Mistakes The reaction of Finance Minister Yair Lapid to the fiasco surrounding the appointment of a new governor of the Bank of Israel appears to show his inability to accept criticism. Israel
Former Chief of Staff Is a Convicted 'Terrorist' One needs to worry for younger Turkish generations as to what it means when the courts send Ilker Basbug, a former chief of general staff, behind bars for life as a “terrorist organization leader.” Turkey
Turkey’s Ergenekon Verdicts: Justice or Vengeance? After a case that lasted five years, more than 250 Turkish defendants were charged with belonging to "Ergenekon" and plotting an overthrow of the Erdogan government and were sentenced to, in some cases, life in prison. Turkey
Brotherhood Document Blames Israel, Iran, Gulf for Egypt Coup An internal Muslim Brotherhood document blames external forces for Egypt's coup without noting a single error by Mohammed Morsi. Egypt
