Middle East
Iran, Hezbollah are not eager for conflict with Israel
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said yesterday that Iran could hit US bases in the Middle East...
Middle EastIsraeli coalition will not seek to unseat Abbas
Netanyahu moved swiftly yesterday to reject a call by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman for...
Middle EastMiddle East mis-steps tarnish Russia's global profile
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday reiterated his opposition to any form of unilateral...
RussiaDemocracy faces headwinds globally
A 30 year-long shift from authoritarian forms of rule of various types towards more competitive...
InternationalTurkey's property sector set for slowdown
Turkey's impressive growth in recent years has been accompanied by increased property demand and...
TurkeyTurkey's Middle East trade set for further growth
Trade figures for the first six months of 2012 indicate a sharp recovery in Turkey's exports to...
TurkeyEgypt's Brotherhood will moderate Hamas
Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniya held his first official meeting with Egypt's Islamist President...
Middle EastSyria refugees create humanitarian, security crisis
UN peace envoy Kofi Annan is attempting to secure international agreement on a transition plan...
Syria
