Turkey

  • Sep 11, 2012
  • 7 min read

Prospects for Turkey in the fourth quarter

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government faces domestic criticism over its handling of an...

Turkey
  • Sep 10, 2012
  • 2 min read

Sunni marginalisation will not lead to Iraqi civil war

Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi today condemned the death sentence handed down to him by a...

Iraq
  • Sep 6, 2012
  • 1 min read

Turkey set to harden line on Kurdish problem

The Turkish Air Force carried out raids on militant positions in the south-east and in...

Turkey
  • Sep 5, 2012
  • 2 min read

Baghdad threatens major escalation with Kurds

The central government yesterday warned it would make substantial reductions to the Kurdistan...

Iraq
  • Aug 29, 2012
  • 6 min read

Kurdish autonomy bid could divide post-Assad Syria

As the demise of the Assad regime becomes increasingly likely, Syria's Kurds are positioning...

Syria
  • Aug 27, 2012
  • 2 min read

Tehran seeks regional process on Syria at NAM summit

Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi opened the NAM summit in Tehran yesterday.

Iran
  • Aug 23, 2012
  • 7 min read

Purges pave way to Turkish military's politicisation

After decades as the ultimate arbiter of political power, the military is in retreat. Since it...

Turkey
  • Aug 21, 2012
  • 2 min read

Security concerns drive Ankara's Syrian border policy

Turkey's foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, warned yesterday that Turkey could handle no more...

Syria