The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura and his Special Advisor, Jan Egeland, held a press conference (vid) today. They appealed to the Russian President Putin and President Erdogan of Turkey to find a solution for Idleb province that would avoid the upcoming Syrian army attack on the province ruled by al-Qaeda. […]
Brett McGurk: Syria’s ”Idlib Province is the largest ALQaeda safe haven since 9/11″…
U.S. Warns Assad Against Using Chemical Weapons…False Flag in the Making, Anyone???….
The Battle of Idlib: Whose Battle, Who Is Fighting Who and Where?…
Jailed U.S. Pastor Placed Under House Arrest in Turkey…
A Turkish court has ruled that a US pastor at the centre of a diplomatic row between Ankara and the US will be removed from jail and placed under house arrest. Andrew Brunson has been imprisoned for almost two years on terrorism-related charges in a case that has raised tensions with Washington. Footage from broadcaster […]
‘The least worst option’: Refugees in Turkey Relieved, Sceptical about Erdogan Victory…
While Turkish citizens headed to the polls in high numbers on Sunday to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections, millions of refugees living in the country waited for results with bated breath. With a refugee population estimated to stand at 3.9 million – the largest in the world – many saw their fate hanging in […]
While We Were Sleeping, Russia, Iran and Turkey Made an Ominous Deal…
There can’t possibly be that many Russians of importance left to sanction. But President Donald Trump has laid more economic restrictions on Russia, Russians and Russian companies, described as the most punitive yet, for a variety of evil-doings in recent years. Forget for a moment that every president loudly announces such sanctions, which then are […]
Erdogan Sparks Outrage after Telling Sobbing Girl “If you are martyred we will honor you”…
In what has been slammed as a bizarre act of propaganda, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan sparked online outrage when during a public address urging the nation to prepare for mobilization, he invited a small girl in military uniform onstage and promised the sobbing child she would receive state honors if she is killed. While […]
Islamic Countries Declare East Jerusalem Capital of Occupied Palestine…
The biggest grouping of Islamic nations put aside differences and recognised East Jerusalem as the capital of occupied Palestine, the most concrete response yet to the American move of recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The surprise announcement came despite Saudi Arabia and its allies sending low-level officials to the heads of state Organisation of Islamic […]