Where is Turkey in Syrian diplomacy? The mood of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan before his departure to St. Petersburg How Assad Wooed the American Right, and Won the Syria Propaganda War Even before President Barack Obama put his plans to strike the Syrian regime on hold, hewas losing the battle of public opinion about military intervention. … Read more
More massacres to come if al-Assad gains time: Turkish FM Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu reiterated once again Turkey’s uncompromising stance against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Victory of public opinion in Syria The discussion on intervention in Syria revealed once again the increasing role of public opinion on policy-making Most of Americans … Read more
Morning Brief: Seeking Approval for Syria Strike, Obama To Launch PR Blitz Seeking Approval for Syria Strike, Obama To Launch PR Blitz Top News: With Congress back in Washington, the Obama administration will launch an all-out lobbying blitz this week to secure congressional support for a military intervention in Syria, a proposal that has at best tepid support on … Read more
War in Syria: A Timeline of Key Events Since Chemical Attacks The conflict in Syria started more than two years ago, but it reached a tipping point on Aug. 21 when President Bashar al-Assad‘s regime allegedly launched a deadly chemical attack in the suburbs of Damascus, violating international regulations and inciting worldwide EU foreign policy chief says evidence … Read more
Turkish Government Wants to Bomb Syria: Turks Opposed PRI’s The World ?It was a distinctly neutral position from which we had our leverage,? says Professor Mehmet Ali Tugtan from Istanbul’s Bilgi University. Tugtan says Turkey was the one-stop shop for problem solving in the Middle East. ?The Israelis were coming to talk Morning … Read more
G20 ‘split’ as US hits out at Russia G20 leaders remain divided over Syria as they enter the final day of their Russian summit, while the US envoy to the UN sharply criticises Moscow. Syria rebels withdraw from Christian town: Coalition Syrian rebels who seized an entry to a Christian town north of Damascus have withdrawn … Read more
in the good old days… Turkey gives UN evidence on Syrian chemical use Turkey has been giving all its information and evidence to the United Nations about the use of chemical weapons Turkey probes chemical ?proof? by defected Syrian Ankara looks to get to the bottom of claims that Syria used chemical weapons earlier this … Read more
US Senate panel approves use of force against Syria The Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote paves the way for full Senate debate Anti-war demonstrators in silent protest during Kerry’s address before US House committee Arab nations have offered to help pay for any U.S. military intervention in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers while … Read more
France will not act alone in Syria, PM to meet parliament heads French Interior Minister Manuel Valls said Sept.1 France would not act alone in Syria but would await a decision by the U.S. Congress Welcoming the vote of the British Parliament while supporting the Syrian uprising The best way to ?punish? the Syrian regime is to … Read more
PM Erdoğan says ‘limited’ intervention not enough, President Gül insists on political strategy Turkish officials gave divergent messages regarding possible U.S.-led military intervention in Syria on Aug. 30 Turkey urges western allies for tougher action agains Syria Washington has signaled plans for a small-scale punitive strike on Syria in response to its alleged use … Read more
John Kerry statement on Syria polarises world leaders Iran and Russia stand alongside Assad regime while UK, France and Australia follow US lead As the US moves towards military intervention in the Syrian conflict, world leaders have issued a string of belicose statements, with Iran and Russia standing alongside the Assad regime against a western … Read more
Syria strike due in days, West tells opposition: Sources Western powers told the Syrian opposition to expect a strike against President Bashar al-Assad‘s forces within days Turkey urges response to ‘crime against humanity’ in Syria Turkish Foreign Minister said a poison gas attack in Syria constituted a “crime against humanity” MAIN FOCUS: Syria intervention increasingly … Read more
Syria crisis: international views on intervention A roundup of the diplomatic standpoints of Israel, Turkey, Russia, Germany and France after the Syrian chemical attacks Turkey not ?lonely? but dares to do so for its values and principles, says PM adviser İbrahim Kalın, a top foreign policy adviser to the Turkish prime minister said he had … Read more
‘We’ve Never Seen in Egypt’s History This Many Attacks Against Journalists’ Two journalists have now been confirmed killed in clashes that erupted last night as the Egyptian military began clearing sit-ins by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy.Mick Deane, a 15-year veteran cameraman for Sky News, and Habiba Abd El Aziz, a 26-year-old Emirati journalist … Read more
Q&A: Gibraltar row What is latest dispute between Spain and Gibraltar about? Between a rock and a hard place: Is Spain breaching EU law by making life difficult for Gibraltarians? The ‘Gibraltar question’ has consistently been the biggest bone of contention in UK-Spanish relations ever since the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht which saw … Read more