A Turkish court sentences a Syrian woman to life in prison for a bombing in Istanbul in 2022

abcnews.go.com Turkey’s state-run news agency has reported that a court sentenced a Syrian woman to life in prison for a deadly explosion on a busy shopping district in Istanbul in 2022 A…

Lawmaker Suggests Iran Is Ready For Nuclear Weapon Testing

zerohedge.com Lawmaker Suggests Iran Is Ready For Nuclear Weapon Testing Via Middle East Eye Iranian military commanders and high-ranking officials have warned they could change their…

Türkiye calls for greater defense cooperation with Germany

english.news.cn Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier hold a joint press conference in Ankara, Türkiye, on April 24, 2024. Turkish…

Popular Iranian Rapper Sentenced To Death For Supporting 'Anti-Hijab Protests'

zerohedge.com Popular Iranian Rapper Sentenced To Death For Supporting 'Anti-Hijab Protests' A 33-year old Iranian activist and rapper who has recently been involved in anti-government…

Turkey’s opposition hopes for a shake-up in local elections

economist.com Things are not good for the Good (or IYI, in Turkish) Party. Two years ago, having broken off from Turkey’s main nationalist bloc, the party had a full head of steam,…

These Women Survived Genocide Only to Face Rejection at Home

newsweek.com Every April 24, Armenians the world over commemorate the genocide of 1915, perpetrated by the disintegrating Ottoman Empire in the lands of what is today Turkey. More than 1…

Syria's President Assad Confirms Rare Direct Talks With Washington

zerohedge.com Syria's President Assad Confirms Rare Direct Talks With Washington Via The Cradle Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told the Foreign Minister of the south Caucasus republic…

Kurdish separatists and water issues loom large in long-awaited Erdogan visit to Iraq

abcnews.go.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to make his first official visit to Iraq in more than a decade BAGHDAD -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set to…

‘Environmental healing’: Syrians plant trees near oil-polluted rivers

euronews.com More than a decade of conflict has cost Syria at least 25 per cent of its forest coverage, while drought rages on. Oil slicks in the Khabur River in Syria, a major tributary…

Marjane Satrapi on Resistance in Iran: ‘A Real Revolution Is Cultural’

nytimes.com Marjane Satrapi, whose graphic novel series, “Persepolis,” about growing up in and leaving Tehran, won her international acclaim and millions of book sales, turned away from…

Filmotor Nabs World Sales for Berlinale Title ‘Shahid’ Ahead of Visions du Réel Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com Berlinale Forum entry “Shahid,” the debut feature of Iranian-German filmmaker Narges Kalhor, has been picked up by Prague-based doc specialist Filmotor ahead of its premiere…

Can The US And Iraq Move Beyond Military Ties?

zerohedge.com Can The US And Iraq Move Beyond Military Ties? Authored by James Durso via ResponsibleStatecraft.org, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani is in Washington next week with…