By Farah Najjar Russian-sponsored diplomatic talks over the future of Syria have begun in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, but experts predict the summit will merely attempt to enforce a political solution that…
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By S K Basu Pakistan post independence from the British colonial rule in 1947; and after secession from the then British India, as an independent sovereign nation has been undergoing decades of power struggle until…
By Saikat Kumar Basu The Taliban unofficially has control over 70% of rural Afghanistan and is in a position of hard bargaining for power rather than a mere peace negotiation. With numerous safe heavens in…
By Sophie Mangal US Air Forces Central Command, Russian/Syrian aircraft crossed a de-confliction line into coalition airspace east of the Euphrates River 6 to 8 times a day in late November. “The greatest concern is…
By Ali Younes Thousands of Jordanians have taken to the streets, burning American and Israeli flags in protest against the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Thousands more protested on Friday in Jordan‘s…
By Manish Rai United States and NATO are solely focusing on crushing Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. On the other hand, al-Qaeda in Syria is accumulating strength and territory at a rapid pace and…
Iraqi Kurdistan is standing on the verge of historic proposed referendum for its independence. In an exclusive interview with Manish Rai Kurdistan Foreign Minister Mr Falah Mustafa said that independent Kurdistan will not be against…
By AZIZ AHMAD ERBIL, Iraq — Flanked by senior military commanders, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq on Monday announced the defeat of the Islamic State in Mosul. The bloody, nine-month reconquest of Iraq’s second-largest…
By Manish Rai Iran and Turkey, the two non-Arab Middle Eastern states, are among the largest and most populous in the region. The former occupies a strategic location on the Persian Gulf and the Strait…
By Faysal Itani It was always fantasy to pretend the U.S. could fight ISIS without being a party to the broader civil war. Since it initiated air strikes against the Islamic State in Syria in…
