Gloomy 2023
Dec 28,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen The New Year is certain to be dominated by destructive policies adopted in 2022 by global, regional, national and local authorities. On […]
Why now is the time to connect the Caspian to the world
LUKE COFFEY December 23, 2022 DAILY SABAH Short Url The presidents of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan — Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ilham Aliyev, and Serdar Berdimuhamedov — met last week in […]
Putin says Russia wants end to war in Ukraine
UPDATED 8 HOURS AGO FacebookTwitter MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia wants an end to the war in Ukraine and that this would inevitably involve a diplomatic solution. […]
Moscow shifts its focus to the Muslim world
DR. DIANA GALEEVA December 17, 2022 Short Url Two weeks ago the Russian state bank Sberbank opened a branch in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, a republic with a Muslim […]
Saudi minister receives head of Russian Muslim organization
Abdullatif Al-Asheikh met Sheikh Rawi Ayn Al-Din in Jeddah. (SPA) Short Url Updated 32 sec ago SPA December 16, 2022 JEDDAH: Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance Abdullatif Al-Asheikh […]
Europe’s Russia sanctions are a shot to the foot
Dec 15,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Brahma Chellaney BERLIN — It seems obvious that sanctions — an increasingly important tool of Western foreign policy — should inflict significant pain on […]
Russia wants grain deal to ensure supplies to poorest countries
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL DEC 12, 2022 – A truck is seen at a grain terminal during barley harvesting in Ukraine, June 23, 2022. (Reuters Photo) RECOMMENDED Number of […]
NATO chief fears Ukraine war could become a wider conflict
The head of NATO has expressed worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and NATO ByJAMEY KEATEN Associated Press December […]
Putin: Nuclear risk is rising, but we are not mad
bbc.com By Alys Davies BBC News Vladimir Putin has said the threat of a nuclear war was rising, but insisted Russia had not “gone mad” and would not use its […]
‘Necessary to reestablish ground for Russia-Ukraine negotiations’
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA DEC 02, 2022 – DAILY SABAH President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Türkiye, Dec. 1, 2022. (IHA Photo) It is in the […]
Why Ukraine should not accept Bosnia-style peace
OPINIONOPINION, Opinions|Russia-Ukraine war The Dayton Accords made Bosnia a dysfunctional state. Ukraine should resist pressure for a similar flawed peace deal. Published On 27 Nov 2022 A line of Bosnian […]
Islam in Russia: History, Politics and Culture
KENNAN INSTITUTE By Erin Trouth Hofmann RUSSIA AND EURASIA Today “it is openly said that Russia…is not only an Orthodox, but also a Muslim country. Living in the country today are […]
Nuclear war unlikely despite Russia’s threats, says military strategy guru Edward Luttwak
Conversations on the Future SPH Brightcove Video https://www.straitstimes.com/embed/6313333769112Prominent strategic advisor to governments Dr Edward Luttwak says China cannot afford a major war but there is one domain the Chinese can […]
Fifth-generation warfare and global challenges
BY KEREM ALKIN AUG 13, 2022 – DAILY SABAH (Shutterstock Photo) Generations of war have evolved to a stage more dangerous than ever before Unfortunately, wars have a critical and […]
Türkiye played key role in Black Sea grain deal extension: NATO chief
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA NOV 21, 2022 – daily sabah Cargo ship Asl Tia, carrying Ukranian grain, sails through the Bosporus Strait, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Nov., 2, 2022. (EPA Photo) The […]
EU holds Serbia-Kosovo talks amid growing tensions
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS NOV 21, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Members of the Latvian contingent of NATO-led international peacekeeping force in Kosovo (KFOR) observe the Jarinje border crossing between Kosovo and […]
Nuclear war will stem from ‘ineffective law’
BY MEHMET AKIF USLU NOV 21, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Military vehicles carrying DF-26 ballistic missiles travel past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing, China, Sept. 3, 2015. (Reuters Photo) In the spirit of the law, […]
Parties agree to extend Türkiye-led grain deal for 4 months
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL NOV 17, 2022 Panama-flagged bulk carrier Ikaria Angel leaves the port in Chernomorsk with wheat for Ethiopia after grain exports resumed, amid Russia’s attack on […]
US, UK, EU urge extension of Türkiye-mediated Ukraine grain deal
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL NOV 14, 2022 – A general view of grain sleeves, temporary grain storage solution, loaded with the grain in the village of Kozyn in Kyiv […]
Black Sea grain deal should have no time limit: Erdoğan
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA ISTANBUL NOV 13, 2022 – Commercial vessels, including vessels that are part of the Black Sea grain deal, wait to pass through the Bosporus strait off […]