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Amberin Zaman, Elizabeth Hagedorn, Danny Makki, Joyce Karam in a virtual discussion on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's visit to Washington

Syria's Sharaa in Washington

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Iraqis prepare to head to the polls

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Supporters of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood take part in a protest in the village of Sweimeh, near the Jordanian border with the occupied West Bank, on May 21, 2021.

Analysis

Trump'ın Müslüman Kardeşler hamlesi ABD'de tartışmaları alevlendirdi

İlk döneminde Müslüman Kardeşler’in tamamını terör listesine almayı düşünmüş olan ABD Başkanı Trump, şimdi hareketin farklı kollarını hedef alan bir kararname yayınladı.

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Yazar: Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

US President Donald Trump meets with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 18, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Analysis

Suudi veliaht prensin Washington'dan aldıkları ve alamadıkları

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

Supporters of incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani wave national flags in front of a screen displaying his portrait as they celebrate following the announcement of preliminary election results in Baghdad on Nov. 12, 2025.

Analysis

Yeni Irak hükümeti ABD-İran çekişmesini nasıl etkileyecek?

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

Sharaa

Analysis

Suriye ve Türkiye'deki Kürtlere barışı Trump getirebilir mi?

Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participates in a joint news conference with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the State Dining Room at the White House, on Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington.

Analysis

Trump'ın af mektubu ve Netanyahu davasında öne çıkan dört senaryo

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 04: Annie Lennox performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Culture

Grammy'nin özelliği Gazze'de ateşkes çağrıları, keffiyeh ve İsrailli rehinelere destek

Gazze'de yıkım, uluslararası ateşkes çabalarına rağmen devam ediyor ve ölü sayısı 27.000'i aştı.

Displaced Syrian children attend a class in Bab al-Salama camp for people fleeing the violence in Syria, on the border with Turkey, Oct. 27, 2014.

Culture

Türkiye’deki Suriyeli çocukların Arapça ile bağı kopuyor

People hold a giant rainbow flag during a parade on Istiklal Street.

Culture

Aleviler LGBT+i cenazelerine kapılarını açtı

One of the slogans displayed in street art by Chain Effect on Hamra Street, Beirut.

Culture

Akaryakıt zamları Lübnan’da bisiklet kullanımını artırıyor

Christians

Culture

Kudüs’ün Hristiyan nüfusu eriyor

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HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

Çin EA stratejisinde yön değiştirirken Türkiye BYD'yi Avrupa'ya ulaştıran arka kapı mı olacak?

BYD-Tesla rekabeti vites değiştirirken Çinli şirketin hız verdiği Türkiye projesi, Avrupa pazarına girişinde bir dönüm noktası olabilir.

Samuel Wendel

Yazar: Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

MUNICH, GERMANY - JANUARY 24: Pavel Durov of Vkontakte speaks during the Digital Life Design conference (DLD) at HVB Forum on January 24, 2012 in Munich, Germany. ence and culture which connects business, creative and social leaders, opinion-formers and investors for crossover conversation and inspiration. (Photo by Nadine Rupp/Getty Images)

Analysis

Telegram CEO'sunun tutuklanması ve BAE'nin vatandaşlık politikası

Jennifer Gnana

In Dubai, reporting on Gulf energy policy and politics

Economy & Business

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Analysis

İsrail-İran krizi: Doğu Akdeniz’de enerji riskleri artıyor

Orta Doğu'da şiddetlenen çatışmalar, Körfez’in petrol arzına yönelik yeni tehditlerin yanı sıra İsrail'in enerji kaynakları için de saldırı riski doğuruyor.

Samuel Wendel

Yazar: Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Police officers stand guard outside Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli on Aug. 27, 2024.

Interview

Türkiye’ye kaçan Libya Merkez Bankası Başkanı hükümeti ‘darbe’ ile suçluyor

People visit the booth of Chinese automobile manufacturer BYD during the Indonesia International Motor Show in Surabaya on May 29, 2024.

Analysis

Otomobile Çinliler geldi, Koç Romanya’ya gitti

Mustafa Sonmez

In Istanbul, reporting on economics

The sun sets behind high voltage transmission towers (electricity pylons) along a highway in El-Shorouk, a satellite city about 47 kilometers outside the city center of Cairo, on July 24, 2023.

Analysis

Küresel ısınma ve İsrail gazına bağımlılık Mısır'da elektrik krizini büyütüyor

Jack Dutton , Rosaleen Carroll

The Maiden's Tower is pictured.

Gaz tedarikini çeşitlendirmek isteyen Türkiye LGN alımı için ExxonMobil ile görüşüyor

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech