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Analysis / New Syria: Economic challenges or opportunities for Turkey?
Turkish media are talking about the economic opportunities of the Syrian market opening up further to Turkish goods, especially since the new officials in Damascus are said to be allowing transactions in Turkish currency, which is important for maintaining the value of the Turkish lira, which has been declining in recent years. Daily Sabah newspaper recently reported that shares of ...
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Analysis: Netanyahu’s push for longer war can kill more prisoners
The Israeli obstructions comes while over the past few weeks the two sides had reached a deal on prisoner swap with American and Egyptian mediation said to be implemented soon. But at the end, for what is said to be personal motivations Netanyahu reneged at the last moment, leaving the prospects of end of war in limbo.
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Women, Capitalism, Dishonesty
In 1920, in the same year that the American women acquired the right to vote for the first time, the law prohibiting the production, transportation and sale of alcohol, became a federal law in the United States. American women's support for the legalization of the fight against alcohol consumption showed their social understanding of the consequences of addiction to these types of drinks and was an indicator of the values in the ...
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Analysis: What are the big obstacles ahead of HTS ruling Syria?
The armed rebels in Syria are passing their honeymoon these days after toppling President Bashar al-Assad. Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, has hectic days being new leader of Syria and almost everyday hosts foreign diplomats and officials. The conditions in Syria are relatively calm, but will this calm last long or is it just the lull before the storm?
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Analysis: Syrian future looks forward to rise of resistance youths
The words and stances of Mohammad al-Jolani, who now appears with tie and suit in a Western style and media use his original name Ahmad al-Sharaa rather than his nom de guerre, these days hardly leave anybody unsurprised. His promises vary from freedom of dressing for women and respect for religions and minorities to disarmament of armed groups and expressing unwillingness to take power in new Syria.
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Analysis: Who really deserves to be person of year?
Since 1927, the Time magazine has been claiming that it picks the person of the year based on human values and humanitarian standards, and meanwhile there have been many choices criticized for being chosen for political motivations that serve the Western interests. Many of the chosen persons are American and Western.
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Why US government's "combating Islamophobia" document hated by Muslims?
The Biden administration has recently published a strange document titled "Strategy Guide" to combat Islamophobia and anti-Arab hatred.
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Analysis: Booby-trapped buildings, a Hamas shadow of death on Israeli occupation soldiers
In recent days, Israel's casualties have increased in Gaza compared to the month before and this is coming amid remarks by various sides about progress in the ceasefire negotiations.
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Analysis: Has Tel Aviv achieved its aims by bombing Yemen?
Early Saturday morning, after sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, missiles fired from Yemen struck the Israeli capital, injuring nearly 30. The Israeli army announced that it failed to intercept the missile and it hit the occupied territories. The attack came a day after Israeli warplanes attacked targets in Yemen. The attack, observers said, showed that the regional equations are going against the Israeli will.
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Analysis: How will Assad fall impact North African countries?
The collapse of Bashar al-Assad government in Syria marked one of the biggest West Asia developments. This development can bring about substantial consequences to various countries,, including those of North Africa. These consequences can show themselves in economic, political, social, and security areas. This paper sheds light on the impacts of Syrian developments on North Africa.
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Analysis: Syria, a history of anti-Israeli occupation fight
The Israelis that have shown when they occupy a territory they do not return it and annex it, this time, too, they have unveiled their evil plan for permanent occupation and annexation of Syrian territory to move one step closer to their long-held dream of "Nile to Euphrates Israel" despite regional opposition.
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Analysis: Can Syria collapse scenario be applied to Yemen’s Ansarullah?
With the collapse of Bashar al-Assad government and takeover of the power by the armed opposition in Syria, Netanyahu and other Israeli officials caught in the dark days caused by Hamas's Operation Al-Aqsa Storm all of a sudden found a new chance after back-to-back security setbacks in Gaza and Lebanon and are seeking to make the most out of this historic opportunity to tip the regional equations scales and break the security encirclement imposed on them by the Axis of Resistance.
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Analysis: A Comparison of first and third Lebanon wars: Understanding Hezbollah’s recent victory over Israel
The recent Israeli war in Lebanon is of high similarity to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 in terms of the aims Israeli regime had set for it, though there are some differences in terms of the motivations of start of the war and the results to the two sides. However, a passing comparison between the first war (1982) and the third war (2024) very well gives away the grade of power gain of Hezbollah and the big victory it secured in recent war.
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Analysis: Rejuvenated occupation: Israeli eye on Syria’s Golan Heights
Syrian chaotic situation these days is an opportunity for the Israeli occupation. The Israelis amid eruption of chaos in Syria following collapse of Bashar al-Assad government are expanding their occupation in Syrian territory and it seems that Tel Aviv has a plan for the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
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Analysis New Syria: Permanent or temporary victory for Erdogan?
It is clear that no country is as happy as Turkey with the recent developments in Syria, and this sense of satisfaction is clearly visible in the remarks of senior Ankara officials. However, the future of this victory depends on Turkey's ability to translate its field achievements into political arrangements that guarantee its interests, especially given the complex challenges it faces inside Syria and the entire region.
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Analysis: Dark horizon of transition period in post-Assad Syria
On the one hand, the collapse of Bashar al-Assad government in a few days was so unthinkable that even caught the observers by surprise. It actually was a development that even the most optimistic opponents of al-Assad could not predict.
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Analysis: Turkey’s Neo-Ottomanism in post-Assad Syria stirring regional worry
Contrary to Turkey's triumphant view of developments in Syria, other Arab and non-Arab countries in the region are concerned about Turkey's role in the post-Assad developments. In the eyes of some countries in the region, Turkey is pursuing some interventionist policies that may sooner or later impose their costs on other countries in the region.
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Why did former Syrian President Bashar Assad give up power?
Bashar al-Assad's government collapsed due to ignoring Iran's warnings about the growing threat of Idlib-based terrorists and his miscalculations as well as being coaxed by the empty promises about lifting of sanctions.
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Analysis: Friends or foes? Syria armed rebels a double-edged sword for Israel
In less than two weeks, the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria ended under push from the Turkish-backed opposition and armed rebels, leaving the rule to new people who are various and we are actually seeing a colorful coalition gaining power in Damascus.
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Analysis: Syria entered dark tunnel, axis of resistance to press on without Damascus
Eyewitness told the CNN that the armed groups entered the capital Damascus without facing any resistance from the army. As the armed groups entered the capital city, the Syrian chief of general staff announced to the commanders and officers the collapse of Bashar al-Assad government.
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Analysis: Astana format meeting in Doha heavily overshadowed by Turkish betrayal
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who had spoken to each other by phone and directly about the security developments in Syria over the past week, met on Saturday on the sidelines of the Doha Global Forum and in the Astana format to discuss the political and security developments in Syria.
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Analysis: Erdogan made strategic mistake green lighting offensive on Aleppo
Since the beginning of offensive on Aleppo by terrorists, the attention has been directly and indirectly focused on Turkey for its role and stance on the attacks. Having in mind that the terrorist fighters have seized a majority of villages and towns around Aleppo, questions present themselves about options Turkish is considering to deal with the major changes having taken place in the Syrian map.
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Analysis: Weaponizng hunger and disease prompting a holocaust in northern Gaza by Israel
Gaza war has passed its 425th day as in recent weeks, the Israeli genocidal campaign has been focusing on massacring the Palestinians of the north of the coastal enclave. Though many Israeli security and political officials have repeatedly said that continuation of Gaza war is of no avail to Tel Aviv, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ..
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Report: Lebanon ceasefire on brink as Israeli violations continue
Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal enters its fourth day while the outlook for this agreement looks dim due to repeated breaches by the Israeli regime. Though according to the terms of the deal the Israeli occupation forces should stop their attacks and move back from Lebanon border, pieces of evidence show that the Israeli military has not implemented the agreement and has violated it several times.
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Analysis: ICC Netanyahu arrest warrant: Justice under guillotine of US interests
Though the International Criminal Court (ICC) is a global platform to serve justice in confrontation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, big powers show paradoxical behavior regarding its rulings in a display of conflict of their international political interests.
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Analysis: ICC arrest warrant to Netanyahu, Gallant: What are consequences?
The ICC published a statement in its official website, saying that Netanyahu and Gallant have violated rules of armed conflict with intentionally denying food, water, medicine, fuel, and power and constant blocking of humanitarian aid to Gaza. The verdict also accuses the two figures of deliberately leading attacks on civilians in Gaza in at least two cases.
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Analysis: Why’s Israel assassinated Hezbollah media chief?
Ali Hejazi, the secretary-general of the party in Lebanon elaborated on the Israeli crime to Al-Mayadeen news network, saying: "The attack on our office came after successive threats against us since the beginning of the war. The targeted building was used by the party and there were civilians in it. We held many meetings in this building during the war and this building was known to everyone."
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Analysis / US-drafted ceasefire deal: Expensive peace for Lebanon, easy victory for Netanyahu
The intensified attacks come as the special US envoy to Lebanon Amos Hochstein has talked about making advances to a possible ceasefire on Lebanon and on Thursday Lebanese media reported that the American ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson handed over to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri draft of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Analysis / Battle of wills: Why’s new anti-Israeli strike by Iran inevitable?
Iran had warned after Operation True Promise II that if the Israeli regime seeks to respond to the legitimate action of IRGC in revenge for the martyrdom of the leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah and Iran's senior military advisor General Abbas Nilforoshan in Lebanon, it will react much more strongly and now it seems that the green light has been issued for Operation True Promise III and it is a matter of time to see a devastating attack.
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Analysis: Where does Palestine head with Trump’s comeback?
In his first term between 2016 and 2020, he took measures that inflicted serious damage on the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and surrounding areas. He cut off aid to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) and by relocating the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Al-Quds (Jerusalem), he practically recognized Israeli occupation in the West Bank. He also recognized Israeli occupation of Syrian Golan Heights in 2019, obviously ridiculing the international laws.