by Marie Shuqha
The United Nations Security Council has demanded that Israel needs to stop immediately with the construction of settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. Only the United States abstained in…
by Yavuz Baydar
One point emerges as undisputable after the series of terror attacks, and the assassination of the Russian ambassador in Ankara by a police officer: Turkey, now showing strong signs as 'ungovernable' under…
by Marie Shuqha
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held their second summit on Thursday, December 8th 2016, in Jerusalem, after having met in Nicosia this past…
by Yavuz Baydar
So, this is the end. Well, more or less so if you read into the most recent General Affairs Council statements about the state of accession negotiations between Turkey and the EU.
Following…
by Marie Shuqha
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he wants President-elect Donald Trump's help in working out a deal with the Palestinians on 'two states for two people' as well as a US-led…
by Yavuz Baydar
'Never mind those, it's going to be a very tough time ahead...'
When I met Marty Beth Long at the well-attended Rome MED - Mediterranean Dialogues conference in the Italian capital, I went…
by Marie Shuqha
Israel’s new ambassador to Turkey - Eitan Naeh - arrived in the capital Ankara on Thursday, to serve as the first official envoy and restore ties between the two countries since a…
by Robert Heslop
In the build up to the Austrian presidential election and the Italian vote on constitutional reform, governments from mainstream parties in the EU member states and officials in the EU institutions were…
by Marie Shuqha
Regarding Obama’s last report leaning more against a last-ditch action on Israel at the United Nations, I thought it was time to shed some light on past and recent European attempts to…
by Yavuz Baydar
Angry journalists in exile may easily end up as pure political activists, attracted by propaganda, forgetting their delicate professional roles.
As I addressed colleagues at a recent gathering in Brussels and the…