Europeans should avoid stoking an East vs. West conflict
KHALED ABOU ZAHR September 09, 2022 Short Url A few months ago, a large number of politicians and analysts in Europe were calling for a total boycott of Russian energy. […]
Largest grain convoy of Türkiye-UN deal dispatched from Ukraine
BY AGENCIES ISTANBUL SEP 04, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Lady Zehma, a cargo ship carrying corn from Ukraine, is seen grounded and anchored after experiencing rudder failure on the Bosporus in […]
Can the Arab East move past the mess it is in?
Sep 05,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby I have been on vacation for the past two weeks. Unlike previous years, this time I cut myself off from work. […]
Ukraine aid requirements leave other global hotspots starved of funds
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 4 Ukrainian refugees being evacuated from Irpin to Kyiv after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. (Shutterstock) SPECIAL 2 / 4 People who have fled to refugee centers to escape […]
1.6M tons of Ukrainian agricultural goods sent under Istanbul deal
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA SEP 03, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Comoros-flagged cargo vessel Kubrosli Y (R) at the grain port in Odessa, Ukraine, Aug. 19, 2022. (EPA Photo) Almost 2 million […]
The end of stability
Sep 01,2022 – JORDAN TIMES Joschka Fischer BERLIN — The world is reeling from an extraordinary confluence of crises, including Russia’s war of aggression in Europe, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Most Atheist Countries 2022
Arguably the opposite of religion, atheism is a disbelief in the existence of God or any other divine being. The term “atheist” is slightly ambiguous. It is frequently applied to a wide range of spiritual stances, from people who’ve simply never considered the existence of a higher power to those […]
Türkiye-UN grain initiative can save the world from famine
BY NAGEHAN ALÇI AUG 31, 2022 – DAILY SABAH President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (L), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (C) and the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres meet in Lviv, Ukraine, Aug. […]
What are the chances of a meeting between Putin and Zelensky?
DR. DIANA GALEEVA August 27, 2022 Short Url Is a meeting likely between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, the heads of two countries whose crisis […]
Did the Afghan failure lead to the Ukraine war?
Aug 27,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM — Why did the West’s Afghanistan policy fail so spectacularly? Was it doomed from the very beginning, and have any lessons been learned? More to the point, did the end of one 20-year war pave the way for another? One year […]
How the US could lose the new cold war
Jun 20,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Joseph E. Stiglitz NEW YORK — The United States appears to have entered a new cold war with both China and Russia. And US […]
Dream of decisive victory undermines peacemaking for Ukraine war
BY FERHAT TUTKAL AUG 20, 2022 – DAILY SABAH The U.N. Security Council meets to vote on a resolution regarding Russian aggression in Ukraine, at the U.N. headquarters in New […]
The nuclear threat is back
Aug 18,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Mohamed ElBaradei VIENNA — The battle between Russian troops and Ukrainian civil defence forces within the confines of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant revealed […]
Biden’s foreign policy failures
Aug 17,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen While the Biden administration has recently had major successes on the US domestic scene and his approval rating has risen to 40 […]
Zelensky, Erdogan and Guterres to meet in Ukraine on Thursday
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) will pay a one-day working visit to Lviv on August 18, 2022, upon the invitation of the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky (C). Short […]
As fears of nuclear conflict grow, what can be done to reduce the threat?
DR. DIANA GALEEVA August 11, 2022 Short Url The threat of a nuclear war has been discussed since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine began in February but in recent […]
Switzerland hails arrival of Ukrainian grain at Turkish port
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL AUG 08, 2022 – DAILY SABAH The cargo ship Polarnet arrives at Derince port in the Gulf of Izmit, Türkiye, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (AP Photo) Switzerland […]
The lost nuclear bombs that no one can find
Source: BBC By Zaria Gorvett, 4th August 2022 The US has lost at least three nuclear bombs that have never been located – they’re still out there to this day. […]
Grain prices fall as 1st empty vessel leaves Istanbul for Ukraine
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL AUG 05, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Barbados-flagged general cargo ship Fulmar S is pictured in the Black Sea, north of the Bosporus, Istanbul, Turkey, Aug. […]
Putin hosts Erdogan for talks on trade, Ukraine, Syria
1 / 2 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to their meeting at the Rus sanatorium in Sochi on Aug. 5, 2022. (Turkish Presidency via […]