Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator On March 11, the foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, and Qatar met in a trilateral effort to push for a political resolution to the 10-year-old conflict in Syria. They held a joint press conference in Doha and issued a broad statement concerning the future of Syria, and their joint commitment to […]
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator March 15 is the date which many use for the start of the Syrian uprising in 2011. For many years, the war in Syria was a steady feature of western media; however, in recent years the fighting has stopped, the Geneva peace process has not produced results, and some countries have […]
Dr. Can Erimtan | As the country continues its radical transformation from secular state to a religious one, Erdogan uses symbolic, fundamental themes to sculpt the New Turkey identity.
Syrie : SitRep 98 avec Ayssar Midani (11 février 2021). Au programme : – Des députés tchèques dénoncent l’embargo américain sur la Syrie – Joe Biden annonce la fin du soutien américain à la guerre au Yémen – La CPI a accepté d’instruire la plainte palestinienne contre Israël – Le Hezbollah a abattu des drones israéliens présents au Liban – […]
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Saint Simeon, on the outskirts of Aleppo, was the largest church in the world in the fifth century. After Islam arrived in Syria, the country has remained a dense mixture of cultures and faiths, living in tolerance and cooperation until 2011, when a US-NATO war for ‘regime change’ began which destroyed […]
Erdogan ditches WhatsApp. Facebook prepares to monetize your texts ****News Topic 242***** ‘Delete WhatsApp unless you’re OK with surveillance,’ founder of rival Telegram messenger warns ‘Delete WhatsApp unless you’re OK with surveillance,’ founder of rival Telegram messenger warns WhatsApp is a “Trojan horse” exploited to snoop on millions of users naive enough to believe that […]
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The situation in Turkey is precarious. The Turkish-US relations are strained, and now US President-elect Joe Biden will enter office soon, and the relationship may soon face even more stress. Turkey is in economic peril, domestic suffering, and highly involved in a foreign conflict while occupying Syria. In order […]
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Charles Thépaut is a French diplomat and resident Visiting Fellow at The Washington Institute. He recently published a policy analysis concerning the US foreign policy on Syria. While, much of his analysis demonstrates professionalism; he misses a very important point of view: that of the Syrian people living inside Syria, […]
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator US Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reintroduced the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act, on Wednesday. The bill urges the US State Department to designate the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) as a foreign terrorist organization. Republican Senators. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, Ron Johnson […]
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions have been a major challenge for the European Union and the USA in recent times. The Turkish president blackmailed Europe with migrants. He irritates Washington by buying Russian air defense systems, thus weakening NATO’s security system. However, Erdogan is causing Moscow just as much trouble. Negotiations between the presidents of Russia […]
