U.S. officials appealed to a renegade Libyan commander in recent talks to forgo what they said would be a destructive offensive into the capital, Tripoli, a senior official said, signaling the Trump administration’s heightened focus [ More … ]
The Trump administration seems to be preparing to circumvent Congress to allow the export to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of billions of dollars of munitions that are now on hold, according to [ More … ]
The Trump administration is wisely designating affiliates as terrorists, but not the umbrella organization, says a recent Bloomberg report. A year ago it looked like Donald Trump was going to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as [ More … ]
BY: ÇETİNER ÇETİN* With the change of the U.S. administration, geopolitical situation in the Middle East has also started to change considerably. In addition to his quest for cooperation with Russia, President Donald Trump’s intimacy with [ More … ]
BY: BURHANETTIN DURAN* Although the incoming Trump administration’s strategy in the global arena remains blurry, it is certain the world will be never the same after the inauguration ceremony Against the backdrop of the U.S. Presidential [ More … ]
The US used a plane filled with $400 million in cash intended for Iran as “leverage” to ensure that American prisoners were released by Tehran, a State Department spokesman said Thursday. The money was held [ More … ]
By: Ibrahim Karagül The July 15 attack is not limited to Fetullah Gülen and his terrorist organization alone. Gülen’s terrorist cells, which have been bred for years in civilian and military bureaucracy, were activated for [ More … ]
By: Ibrahim Karagül* July 15 will be remembered in our history as the heaviest betrayal and the ugliest sell out. But this part of our history will also be synonymous with an extraordinary resistance, struggle and [ More … ]
In a letter sent to the US Congress, President Obama expressed his opposition to an Israeli request for an additional $455 million to be used for anti-missile defense systems. The White House announced that it [ More … ]
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