Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won re-election, according to the country’s Supreme Election Council and unofficial data from the state-run Anadolu Agency, in a tense run-off after he failed to secure more than 50 percent of votes required for an outright victory in the first round on May 14.
Read More | Lire La SuiteAnalysis. Syria needs Gulf states for stability and security
Syria’s regional policy ought to be grounded in respecting the national and security interests of other Arab states, particularly the Gulf states. It is in Syria’s interest if its foreign policy is based on pursuing diplomacy, dialogue and common interests to strengthen bilateral and multilateral relationships with the countries of the region.
Read More | Lire La SuiteTurkey’s choice could not be starker: more cruelty under Erdoğan, or the return of justice and hope
This weekend, my country will choose. If the unlikely unity coalition of opposition parties beats the goliath that is President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey will be able to tear off the straitjacket that it has worn for years. If the regime wins, however, we will be mourning a country that once was, that could have been.
Read More | Lire La SuiteArab League: Syria reinstated as Assad rehabilitation continues
Syria is back in the influential Arab League, more than a decade after being thrown out for its brutal repression of pro-democracy protests, which led to the ongoing civil war.
Read More | Lire La SuiteSaudi Arabia’s efforts in evacuating citizens, foreign nationals from Sudan praised
Riyadh: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Gulf Cooperation Council and a number of countries praised Saudi Arabia for the Kingdom’s role in evacuating foreign nationals from Sudan.
Read More | Lire La SuiteMifepristone: US Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access
The US Supreme Court has preserved access to a commonly used abortion pill, ruling the drug can remain available while a legal case continues.
Read More | Lire La SuiteAnalysis. The new US-Canada border deal is inhumane — and deadly
Their lives nearly ended on that frigid night at the side of a rural road. The two men survived but both lost all their fingers to frostbite. Others have not survived. On March 31, two families perished at the Quebec-US border, including an infant and a three-year-old.
Read More | Lire La SuiteArmy and rival forces clash as power struggle rocks Sudan.. Video
Fierce fighting erupts in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in Sudan, dealing a new blow to hopes for the country’s transition to democracy.
Read More | Lire La SuiteBiden is too old and not especially popular, but he is the Trump-slayer. That’s why he is right to run in 2024
Other Democrats are younger and nimbler, but Biden has been a better president than many expected – and he could be Donald Trump’s nemesis again..
Read More | Lire La SuiteDebate. Lebanon in need of a new political system
Are old recipes the only way forward for Lebanon? This is what French President Emmanuel Macron and his Middle East team at the Palais de l’Elysee believe. It is mainly why they chose to endorse and support Sleiman Frangieh as the next president of Lebanon.
Read More | Lire La Suite