English News

• Can Russia, China cooperate on the Middle East?
  Russia and China seek to reinforce cooperation over the Middle East, but each approaches the region with its own rationale.
• Iraqi Kurdistan bans pro-PKK party amid Turkish pressure
  Turkey exerted its political and economic pressure on Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government to close the headquarters of political parties that share the ideology of the Kurdistan Workers Party.
• Six factors shaping Iran’s missile decision-making calculus
  It would be folly to expect that Iran would dismantle the backbone of its defense doctrine without bearing in mind its security concerns, including the need for a broader regional arrangement to ban weapons of mass destruction.
• On Iran, US allies fear ‘maximum pressure’ could provoke escalation
  While Iran continues to comply for now with the 2015 nuclear deal even after the reimposition of US sanctions, European allies fear that the US administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign could eventually lead to war.
• Erdogan says Turkish troops to march into northeast Syria
  Some experts think Erdogan's threat to send troops into northeast Syria is a trial balloon that has more to do with Turkey's March 31 local elections than anything else, but others take his statements more seriously.
• Deadlock continues over fate of Iran's Green Movement leaders
  The three Iranian opposition leaders detained during the 2009 election protests are still languishing under house arrest as Reformists and hard-liners argue endlessly.
• Yellow Vest protests cause satisfaction and resentment in Turkey
  Protests in Paris have ignited fears of copycat demonstrations against President Erdogan in Turkey.
• Closing Hezbollah tunnels only first step in Israel's northern operation
  Israel's Operation Northern Shield will not only neutralize Hezbollah's attack tunnels, but also allow the completion of a massive construction project to defend the border.
• Is Hebrew U dropping Hebrew for English?
  Some Israeli researchers and politicians are critical of a decision by the Hebrew University to teach more classes in English, but administrators believe such a switch is necessary to maintain the institutions status.
• Turkish, Israeli chefs bring Ottoman-inspired cuisine to downtown Haifa
  Dozens of Arab and Jewish chefs took part in A-Sham Arab Food Festival in Haifa this year, to prepare Turkish and Ottoman-inspired dishes at tens of restaurants in the city.