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Palestinian 'kristallnacht': When Israeli settlers rampaged in occupied West Bank's night of terror

A few days ago, the village of Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah, witnessed yet another wave of brutal attacks by illegal Israeli settlers against...

yesterday 20

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Husam Maarouf

Is nuclear the answer as Central Asia looks for new energy sources to boost growth?

The rapid economic growth in Central Asian nations is driving demand for new large-scale electricity generation facilities. Despite abundant energy...

yesterday 5

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Djoomart Otorbaev

Could There Be a Political Agenda Behind CNN’s Allegations Regarding Iran?

Could There Be a Political Agenda Behind CNN’s Allegations Regarding Iran?

According to an exclusive report by CNN, based on seven different sources, the airstrikes conducted by the United States last weekend against three...

27.06.2025 10

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Ata Şahit

Iran-Israel conflict, messaging apps and the illusion of privacy

Iran-Israel conflict, messaging apps and the illusion of privacy

In mid-June, as Israel and Iran traded missiles and drones during the so-called 12-day war, Iran’s state television called on citizens to delete...

27.06.2025 10

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Ozan Ahmet Cetin

Erasing a people: How India’s bulldozer politics targets its Muslim poor

Erasing a people: How India’s bulldozer politics targets its Muslim poor

Four days after the April 22 terrorist attack in India-administered Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 people, police vehicles and earth-moving...

26.06.2025 7

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Kavitha Iyer

The Limits of Alliance: Why Iran Isn't Worth a War for Putin

The Limits of Alliance: Why Iran Isn't Worth a War for Putin

When the missiles began falling on Iranian nuclear sites, the world began expecting for Moscow's response. Here was Iran—Russia's...

26.06.2025 7

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Salman Niyazi

A pause, not peace: The fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel

A pause, not peace: The fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel

In a dramatic turn of events, a “ceasefire” between Iran and Israel appeared to take hold early Monday, after nearly two weeks of escalating...

24.06.2025 8

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Mohammad Eslami

Türkiye–Armenia rapprochement advances, but peace hinges on Baku

Türkiye–Armenia rapprochement advances, but peace hinges on Baku

On June 20, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan paid an official visit to Türkiye, his first since taking office, and a first for any Armenian...

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Emil Avdaliani

Playing with nuclear fire: Will the ceasefire prevent a Middle East Chernobyl?

Playing with nuclear fire: Will the ceasefire prevent a Middle East Chernobyl?

On June 13, Israel launched an unprovoked military strike on Iranian territory. Over the following days, it repeatedly targeted Iran’s nuclear...

24.06.2025 70

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Talha Yavuz

Caught in the crossfire: How will GCC navigate the turmoil of Iran-Israel conflict?

Caught in the crossfire: How will GCC navigate the turmoil of Iran-Israel conflict?

The United States has bombed three key nuclear sites in Iran – Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz – intensifying the ongoing conflict between Israel and...

23.06.2025 70

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Mohammad Eslami

Türkiye is in the best position to douse the fire of Israel-Iran conflict

Türkiye is in the best position to douse the fire of Israel-Iran conflict

A week into Israel and Iran trading missile and drone strikes on one another, the US entered the battlefield by launching air strikes on three...

23.06.2025 6

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Blerim Mustafa

Trump’s bunker-busters are just a small part of Israel-US proxy war for regime change in Iran

Trump’s bunker-busters are just a small part of Israel-US proxy war for regime change in Iran

After just a month in the office, it was abundantly clear that the Trump administration was seeking expansion in North America, hemispheric defence...

23.06.2025 4

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Dr Dan Steinbock

Gaza forces us to ask: Whose grief is allowed to be public?

Gaza forces us to ask: Whose grief is allowed to be public?

On June 9, Israeli forces intercepted Madleen, a Gaza-bound civilian ship in international waters. Part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, it...

23.06.2025 3

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Rabia Yavuz

From strike to spiral: Did the US just turn a regional standoff into a Middle East war?

From strike to spiral: Did the US just turn a regional standoff into a Middle East war?

Just one day after the United States launched its most aggressive strike on Iranian soil in years, Tehran responded with a dramatic escalation:...

23.06.2025 3

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Mehmet Emre Kahraman