Award-winning correspondent in Turkey for @thenationalnews. Prev. Beirut & Baghdad. English, français, العربيّة, فارسى, Türkçe öğreniyorum. All views my own.
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"In 2023, many Iraqis’ lives are characterised by what is missing: the loved ones they have lost; the lack of opportunity offered by a dysfunctional government." My @prospect_uk piece on Iraq 20 years after the US invasion. W/ @StellaMartany, Ahmed Haddad prospectmagazine.co.uk/magaz…
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.@StateDept updated 13 travel advisories throughout the Middle East to "reflect an increase in potential armed attacks by the Iranian-supported Houthis and Iranian efforts to target U.S. government officials in the region."
A State Department Official adds that "The possibility of regional effects [of Houthi attacks], including the potential for flight disruptions, makes a region-wide advisory update important and prudent."
The Official also notes ongoing warnings about Iranian drones and missiles, and says "We have consistently messaged to Americans on the threat from Iran and will continue to do so."
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Regional and European powers on Friday urged parties to war in the Middle East to avoid further military escalation, amid fears of renewed US-Israeli strikes on Iran and continuing attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
W/ @Sunniva_Rose
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Turkey is aiming to cement its role as a key “middle-power” player of the sort that Canada wants to forge closer relationships with, according to @sinanulgen1, a former Turkish diplomat. thenationalnews.com/news/men…
Turkey cuts interest rates despite $18bn investment funds scandal ft.com/content/c6c68f72-4d00… via @ft
Exclusive with Khaled Yacoub Oweiss:
#Syria has deployed troops to reinforce the southern province of Sweida amid Israeli military activity that could be aimed at setting up a base in the area, security sources said.
A military official told me that #Israel is airlifting radar & night vision equipment into hilltops near Sweida city, with Apache helicopters passing over neighbouring Deraa province.
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The man killed, Moaz Al Baeer, was on his way to a relative's house when he encountered Israeli forces at the entrance of the village. “When they stopped him he refused to comply, so they shot him," a Syrian official told me.
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. @hiwa_life adds its voice to the human rights activists and lawyers calling on the German federal public prosecutor to open an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in Iran, especially against the country's Baloch and Kurdish minorities hiwa.life/hiwa-germany-compl…
Lizzie Porterلِيزي بورتر retweeted
BREAKING: Washington has ordered all US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, a diplomatic source told @AFP
The families of embassy staff were also ordered to leave the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain.
We obtained the full text of the Makkah defence pact between #Saudi Arabia, #Turkey and #Pakistan
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Scenes of destruction and uncertainty over compensation in #İstanbul’s flood-hit districts vt.tiktok.com/ZSgSwyEuV/
Great @bbcturkish explainer on the reasons for the recent catastrophic flooding. h/t @Paul_Osterlund for flagging in his newsletter
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Terrible scenes of destruction caused by heavy flooding in Ayazağa, northern #Istanbul. Individual business owners told me they had lost tens of thousands of dollars in stock, which they are having to throw away. The flood waters have now receded, but Istanbul is left picking up the pieces. #Turkey #Türkiye
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Thank you to Lizzie Porter for including my assessment in her reporting for The National. @TheNationalNews
The key risk in Türkiye–Azerbaijan relations is not disagreement itself, but the gradual erosion of public trust through mutual accusations. Preserving strategic ties requires political prudence on both sides.
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@SabirAskeroglu, an Ankara-based international relations analyst, told me the main risk is "not the disagreement itself, but the possibility that reciprocal accusations could gradually erode public trust between the two countries."
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An effective headscarf ban in schools is an effort by #Azerbaijan to suppress "Arab-Persian values” from the country's secular system.
Ally #Turkey, with its own complex history of headscarf bans, criticised the move.
What happened? My attempt to explain.
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@SabirAskeroglu, an Ankara-based international relations analyst, told me the main risk is "not the disagreement itself, but the possibility that reciprocal accusations could gradually erode public trust between the two countries."
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Sorry but it's going to take more than one article to convince me
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To be clear: Some facts are neither in dispute nor unclear. Our photographer was clearly marked as Press. She was clearly beaten. These are not partisan or risible statements, but indisputable. We urge a thorough investigation and accountability.
The Prime Minister’s Office:
The facts surrounding the confrontation near Abu Falah, during which Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was allegedly assaulted, remain unclear and are under investigation.
Israel unequivocally condemns violence against anyone—Jews, Arabs, Christians or journalists. Those responsible will be held accountable.
But serious questions remain. Reports indicate some 200 Arabs and far-left activists confronted approximately 40 Israeli youths. Footage shows masked individuals on both sides hurling objects, amid reports of fireworks fired at Jewish youths. Other footage appears to show Levine knocked down and immediately helped to her feet by the same unidentified individual.
The investigation must establish the facts, including who initiated the violence.
We will not allow disputed incidents to be exploited to demonize the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria.
The facts must determine the conclusions. Not the headlines.
A Washington Post photojournalist was among several people attacked by Israeli settlers while accompanying Palestinian villagers harvesting olives in the occupied West Bank on Friday.
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Torrential rainfall has killed two people and caused chaos across Istanbul, as the Turkish city recorded its highest rainfall in more than 80 years.
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