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Erdogan's Israel obsession: When foreign policy becomes campaign material

Turkey

Erdogan's Israel obsession: When foreign policy becomes campaign material

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan escalated his rhetorical offensive against Israel on Wednesday, telling lawmakers from his ruling AK Party that Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Syria had reached a point where they "also threaten Turkey », a claim that says far more about Turkish domestic politics than it does about regional security realities.

Iran will 'Pay the price' for stalling talks, Trump says

Iran

Iran will 'Pay the price' for stalling talks, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Tehran has taken too long to negotiate a deal and would now "have to pay the price" after Iran and the United States exchanged strikes in the region amid reported efforts to continue talks.

From Paris to Abu Dhabi: How the Arab World moved its cultural capital

United Arab Emirates

From Paris to Abu Dhabi: How the Arab World moved its cultural capital

Anwar Gargash, the influential diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, met Monday in Paris with Anne Claire Le Jeune, the newly appointed president of the Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA), praising the cultural institution for its role in "strengthening cultural and civilisational dialogue between the Arab world and Europe."

Netanyahu eyes new mandate as elections loom

Israel

Netanyahu eyes new mandate as elections loom

Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wasn't sure if the Israeli prime minister would stand again.

100 cities, 132 Dreamliners, one very big ambition: Meet Riyadh Air

Saudi Arabia

100 cities, 132 Dreamliners, one very big ambition: Meet Riyadh Air

Saudi Arabia launched Riyadh Air on Wednesday, with its inaugural flight departing King Khalid International Airport at 2:35am bound for London Heathrow, marking the culmination of more than four years of preparation and a bold challenge to Gulf aviation giants Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad.

Iran strikes back at U.S. positions across the region

Iran

Iran strikes back at U.S. positions across the region

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out missile and drone attacks on U.S. military bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. retaliates with fresh strikes after helicopter loss

Iran

U.S. retaliates with fresh strikes after helicopter loss

The United States on Tuesday launched strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump said Tehran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, deepening doubts about prospects for peace between the two countries. 

Iran's players got their visas

Iran

Iran's players got their visas

Iran's national football team will travel to the United States by charter flight on June 14 — just one day before their opening World Cup match against New Zealand in Los Angeles, the Iranian Football Federation confirmed Tuesday.

Power struggle intensifies inside Turkey's main opposition party

Turkey

Power struggle intensifies inside Turkey's main opposition party

The ousted head of Turkey's main opposition party on Tuesday urged lawmakers to resist what he called a bid to eliminate it, while its court-appointed new leader pledged at a rival meeting to "cleanse the party of dirt", deepening an opposition crisis.

American helicopter shot down by Iran

Iran

American helicopter shot down by Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Iran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz overnight and vowed to respond, but gave no other details.

Five facts on sea drones after U.S. helicopter rescue

Bahrain

Five facts on sea drones after U.S. helicopter rescue

The rescue of two U.S. Army helicopter crew members by a Navy drone has spotlighted Task Force 59, the U.S. Navy's first dedicated unmanned systems unit, based in Bahrain and part of Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), which oversees U.S. naval operations in the Middle East. 

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