Egypt worried about Hamas-Turkey close ties
Egypt has demanded that Turkey stay away from issues the Egyptians are dealing with, including efforts to end the dispute between Hamas and the Palestinian ruling Fatah faction.
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Mladenov: PA at risk of economic collapse unless ties with Israel renewed
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov urged Israel to lift some of its restrictions on the movement of goods and people between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Lebanese president’s daughter ‘doesn’t mind’ conditional peace with Israel
Claudine Aoun Roukoz, daughter of Lebanese President Michel Aoun and head of the National Commission for Lebanese Women, stressed that she would “not mind” if Lebanon makes peace with Israel, in an interview with Al-Jadeed TV on Sunday.
Gantz: I hear positive voices in Lebanon talking about peace with Israel
Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday welcomed the reported words of the daughter of Lebanon’s president, who said she could envision a peace deal with Israel after border disputes and issues concerning the Palestinians were resolved.
Arab survey: US can help solve Israel-Pal conflict, contain Iran
A new poll published by Arab News and conducted with YouGov showed that while people in 18 countries surveyed may be concerned about US President Donald Trump’s policies, they are supportive of US engagement with the region and solving the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Of particular importance, when asked about what the largest problems are in the region, many referenced economic problems or even Iran, but not Israel as a negative issue.
How Turkey manufactured a ‘crisis’ with France over ‘cartoons’
Turkey has sought to leverage a crisis that Ankara largely invented with France to push its influence in the Islamic world by portraying Ankara as a “defender” of Islam.
French-Israeli MP: France must outlaw political Islam
France must take far-reaching steps to curb radical Islam in its midst, French lawmaker Meyer Habib said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.
Haosul din Libia în faţa testului retragerii luptătorilor străini
Eforturi disperate şi teste majore pentru ONU, Rusia şi Turcia în Libia, în perspectiva retragerii trupelor străine, de mercenari şi stoparea aprovizionării cu arme a părţilor rivale şi a puzderiei de miliţii de tot felul, pentru a încerca trimiterea în negocieri politice de pace a haosului libian.
What now for Turkey in Cyprus and eastern Mediterranean?
The election of Turkey’s favorite candidate in the Turkish Cypriot presidential elections may create more problems than opportunities for Ankara in the eastern Mediterranean.
Erdogan distracts from plummeting lira with call to boycott France
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused France’s Emmanuel Macron of pandering to anti-Muslim “fascists” in a desperate bid to bolster his electoral fortunes ahead of presidential elections in 2022, yet many would agree that Erdogan’s anti-Western tirades are designed to divert attention from his country’s mounting economic woes.