US cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons: Analyst
The United States is not in a position to criticize other countries for developing nuclear weapons, since it is the only nation that has used atomic bombs in warfare history, a geopolitical analyst in Europe says.
America’s “reckless” use of...
Iran won't let S Arabia undermine Syria peace process: Tehran
A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic will not allow Saudi Arabia undermine ongoing efforts aimed at settling the crisis in Syria.
“We will make efforts to not allow Saudi Arabia’s incorrect decision to cut diplomatic...
Turkey seeks life terms for two jailed opposition journalists
Turkish journalists hold a demonstration in support of jailed journalists Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, in Ankara, January 10, 2016. (Photo by AFP)
Prosecutors in Turkey have demanded life terms for two journalists accused of...
Turkey lures Iranians as tourism wilts
Turkey is pitching a series of plans to attract more tourists from Iran as the number of visitors from Russia and Europe is shrinking.
Turkey’s big earner tourism has taken a serious hit from the country’s diplomatic spat with Russia and a terrorist...
Konstantiniyye means Istanbul, they believe that a Muslim army will eventually capture this city from "infidel" Turks.
Even the name of the Daesh magazine is called "Konstantiniyye" (Istanbul)
Turncoat Terror: Daesh Threatens Turkey in New Propaganda Magazine
Tentative support for Daesh may not have been very beneficial for Turkey, as the new Daesh magazine turned its threats to Turkish security forces.
The Daesh terrorist group threatened Turkey, in the latest issue of its...
New World Paradigm: Russia, Iran and China Make a Strong Team
Cooperation between Russia, Iran and China might signal a formation of a new world paradigm, able to re-define the global situation in the world both politically and strategically; the recent developments in the relations between the...
Visas for Al-Qaeda: CIA Handouts That Rocked the World
Nikolai Gorshkov
The New York Times has exposed a long-standing CIA partnership with Saudi Arabia, whose latest endeavor is a program to arm Syrian rebels authorized by President Obama in early 2013. Under the "Timber Sycamore" program the...
Anti-US Sanctions? How America Could Get Caught in the Isolation Game
The US faces many challenges in the future: instead of being an instigator of imposing sanctions on other states, its position might soon be reversed, seeing the great nation desperately trying to fend off sanctions placed on...
Eritrean Man Lynched By Israelis In Uniform, New Video Shows
By Rania Khalek
Warning: This post includes video of extreme violence.
January 20, 2016 "Information Clearing House" - "Electronic Intifada " - On 18 October, 29-year-old Eritrean refugee Haftom Zarhum was severely beaten and...
Israeli Defense Minister Announces He Prefers Daesh to Iran
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon on Tuesday said that if forced to choose between Daesh and Iran, he would choose Daesh.
Speaking at the Institute for National Security Studies' conference in Tel Aviv, Ya'alon said Iran poses a...
EU Angers Israel by Adopting Resolution Against 'Illegal' Settlements
The ongoing row between the EU and Israel has continued with Brussels adopting a resolution criticizing Israel for creating a series of Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The EU foreign affairs...
‘Israel policy rooted in genocidal ethnic cleansing of Palestinians’
A former US Senate candidate and political analyst says Israel policy is rooted in genocidal ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.
Mark Dankof, who is also a broadcaster and pastor in San Antonio, Texas, made the...
Facing Repression, Turkish Academics Circulate New Anti-Erdogan Petition
Last week, the Erdogan government cracked down on the Turkish academic community after over 1,400 academics from 89 universities signed a petition urging the government to "stop the massacre and deportation" of Kurds in...
Iran Not Chasing US Investment Post-Sanctions – President Rouhani
Following Iran's implementation of its part of the deal to lift sanctions and monitor its nuclear activity, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that his country will not pursue the development of economic links with the US...
On the Brink? Russian Sanctions to Cost Turkey Four Times Initial Estimates
Russian sanctions are now expected to cost Turkey more than $12 billion annually - four times Ankara's previous estimates, according to a Turkish trade official; this, together with the consequences of the recent...
Blame Game: Erdogan Hunts for Enemies Within and Without as Turkey Suffers
The Turkish government insists on blaming the misfortunes that befall the country on foreign and domestic enemies.
Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu claimed that the January 12 terrorist attack in Istanbul was...