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Operation Dawn has opened a new chapter in Yemen’s long-running war, bringing the strategically vital Bab al-Mandeb Strait back to the centre of the conflict, as Iran, the United States, Pakistan and Türkiye are increasingly drawn into a wider struggle. On 4th October, Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi said in a …

The dissolved Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) announced on Thursday, October 8, the withdrawal of all its armed forces from inside Turkish territory and areas near the border, saying that the move “completes the necessary requirements to end the armed struggle against Turkey and move to political action.” The party leadership …

That is why the Imamoglu comparison belongs here. If the fund scandal tests what happens when scrutiny moves towards financial, bureaucratic and political power, his case shows how it operates towards the opposition. Campaign group Human Rights Watch says Imamoglu received roughly 80,000 pages of case material on six DVDs …

Ankara appears to be moving toward greater alignment with U.S. sanctions, but its willingness to commit to full cooperation remains in question. On September 4, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Turkey’s Golden Global Bank, a relatively small institution, for having “facilitated tens of millions of dollars’ worth of transactions for …

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Gulf oil exports are nearing pre-war levels despite intensifying attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, revealing a parallel between the flow of crude and the mounting cost and risk of shipping it, analysts have told AGBI. Oil prices remain elevated, but Gulf exporters prioritise keeping crude flowing and …

Le 4 octobre, les Houthis (Ansar Allah) du Yémen ont coupé une route vitale reliant la ville de Taïz, contrôlée par le gouvernement, à Aden, resserrant ainsi leur encerclement de l’un des centres de population les plus importants du pays, tandis que le président Rashad al-Alimi a ordonné une importante …

Analysis: With US forces leaving Iraq, Baghdad faces a difficult choice between confronting powerful Iran-backed militias and absorbing them into the state A relative pause in fighting between the United States and Iran that ended in early September has brought the region back into a state of geopolitical tension. As …

Turkey is weighing military support for Saudi Arabia as Ankara, Riyadh and Islamabad move to deepen cooperation under the Mecca defence pact. Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are set to hold high-level defence talks in Riyadh on Monday as Ankara signals its readiness to support the kingdom against continued Houthi …