What Ankara sees in Riyadh — and why it still needs Abu Dhabi

As the rivalry between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi sharpens in Yemen and beyond, Turkey has begun edging closer to Saudi Arabia. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has openly acknowledged Saudi concerns, saying in a televised interview, on January 8, that “developments in the region — especially recent ones — pose a threat to Saudi Arabia.” Shortly afterward, reports emerged that Ankara was seeking to join the Saudi-Pakistani defense pact signed last September, which frames an attack on either country as “an aggression against both.” That “one for all, all for one” language — echoing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Article 5 mutual defense clause — has fueled claims in Washington and the Middle East that a new regional order is taking shape: a Turkey-Saudi axis backed by a NATO-like defense architecture, implicitly aligned against Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

How Israel’s Somaliland gambit will reshape Red Sea geopolitics

Late last year, Israel broke new diplomatic ground by becoming the first country to formally recognise the independence of Somaliland, a self-declared republic existing within Somalia’s internationally recognised territory.

Perched along the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, extremely close to the strategically vital Bab al-Mandab strait, Somaliland has spent more than three decades seeking international legitimacy after declaring independence in 1991.

Western media whitewashes deadly riots in Iran, relying on US govt-funded regime change NGOs

As deadly riots burn Iranian cities, Western media ignores the shocking wave of violence, turning instead to US government-funded NGOs for data. The one-sided portrayal has helped push Trump to the brink of authorizing renewed US attacks.

Western media has ignored a growing trove of video evidence showing terrorist tactics deployed across Iran by protesters described by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch as “largely peaceful.” Recent videos published both by Iranian state media and anti-government forces reveal public lynchings of unarmed guards, the torching of mosques, arson attacks on municipal buildings, marketplaces and fire stations, and mobs of armed gunmen opening fire in the heart of Iranian cities.

L’incassable Nael Barghouti

« Je n’ai jamais perdu espoir et je ne le perdrai jamais », a déclaré Nael Barghouti, un Palestinien de 68 ans originaire de Cisjordanie occupée, qui a passé plus de quarante ans en captivité israélienne. Cela fait un an que Barghouti a recouvré la liberté grâce à un accord d’échange de prisonniers signé entre le Hamas et Israël en janvier 2025. En contrepartie de sa libération, Barghouti a dû accepter l’exil et a été expulsé vers l’Égypte un mois plus tard. « J’ai été optimiste dès le premier jour de mon combat », a-t-il affirmé. « En prison, j’étais optimiste quant à ma liberté future. Et même si je devais mourir en prison, je resterais serein, car ceux qui me succéderont poursuivront le combat, convaincus que nous sommes dans le vrai. »

Les liens de l’agente Baradaran aux USA. «Elle devait être l’icône des monarchistes»

Nouvelles révélations sur Nazanin Baradaran, l’agente des services étrangers, dont l’arrestation a été annoncée par les Gardiens de la révolution durant les émeutes meurtrières qui ont frappé l’Iran ces dernières semaines. Un reportage réalisé par l’agence iranienne Irib news, indique qu’elle est la personnalité la plus importante parmi les meneurs des émeutes.

La mise en scène de l’OTAN au Groenland et l’expansionnisme arctique

La menace de l’administration Trump de « prendre le Groenland » (en réalité, d’envahir le Danemark, membre de l’OTAN) a été un véritable choc, surtout pour ceux qui refusent d’admettre que la puissance politique occidentale se dégrade lentement, n’étant plus que l’ombre d’elle-même. À ce propos, plusieurs armées de l’UE/OTAN l’ont prouvé, démontrant ainsi leur incapacité à survivre sans l’aide américaine. Pourtant, le 15 janvier, plusieurs États européens membres de l’OTAN ont envoyé des troupes au Groenland, soi-disant « en soutien au Danemark ». De nombreux médias ont rapporté qu’un avion de transport militaire danois C-130 de fabrication américaine avait atterri dans la nuit à Nuuk, la capitale groenlandaise, avec à son bord des soldats danois et français.

Syrian Government Offensive Forces Syrian Kurdish Group to Capitulate

The US-backed, Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capitulated to the Syrian government in a ceasefire agreement on January 18.[1] The government compelled the SDF to agree after a combination of government operations and tribal uprisings caused the SDF to withdraw from nearly half of its territory and most of the heavily Arab areas.[2] The ceasefire agreement cedes all of Deir ez Zor and Raqqa provinces to the government, effective immediately.[3] Hasakah Province will integrate into the Syrian state over time.[4] The government will control the ISIS detention facilities and al Hol internally-displaced persons (IDP) camp, which holds many ISIS supporters.[5] The SDF will integrate its military forces into the Syrian Ministry of Defense as individuals — a major concession that SDF leaders have been refusing because it leaves Kurdish areas without a reliable defense force of their own.[6] Kobani will have a security force that is formed from the city’s residents.[7] This ceasefire represents a capitulation by the SDF, which has resisted these long-standing demands of the Syrian government.[8] This is a significant defeat for SDF moderates such as SDF commander Mazloum Abdi and civilian leader Ilham Ahmed, both of whom supported prior ceasefires in Aleppo but were thwarted by hardliners who were close to the PKK.

Aleppo, clashes continue on Tishreen Dam front

Clashes have continued between the Syrian army and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) along the Tishreen Dam axis (eastern Aleppo governorate) since the morning of Sunday, 18 January, marking a new field escalation in the area.

A military source told Enab Baladi that the fighting has been accompanied by exchanges of shelling and the use of heavy weapons, noting that Syrian army units have deployed tanks and armored vehicles toward the dam’s surroundings as part of an ongoing military operation.

Mazloum Abdi says de escalation efforts continue with international support

SDF commander Mazloum Abdi said his efforts to work toward de-escalation and a ceasefire continue, with the help of international parties, calling on “the people to rally around their sons, our fighters, and show courage and faith,” as he put it.

In an interview with the Kurdish Hawar News Agency, published today, Sunday 18 January, Abdi said “the Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo have been subjected to systematic attacks since 6 January.”