Gulf states were the spearhead in efforts to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad following the outbreak of an uprising against it within the so-called Arab Spring revolutions in 2011. These states played the largest role in supporting opposition groups such as the Free Syrian Army with weapons and isolating the regime in the Arab world. However, in the ...

At dawn on February 6, a terrible earthquake devastated large areas of southern Türkiye and northern Syria, causing considerable loss of life in both countries. The toll continues to rise. The tragedy revealed discriminatory policies, in particular on the part of the United States, and of the European Union in its wake, engaged since 2011 in a polymorphic war against ...

On February 9, President Lula da Silva, following the tradition that characterized his two previous governments of visiting the United States in his first months in office, landed at Saint Andrews Air Base, in the state of Maryland. From there, he went with his official entourage to the residence of the presidential guests, the Blair House, located in Washington D.C. ...

Enrique Refoyo: Dear Alexander Boroday, thank you very much for the opportunity to interview you so that our global audience can get to know you. I would like to divide this interview into three parts: present, past and future. In this way, I would like to know first-hand the current situation in Donbass, as I know that you visit it ...

The country was hit with two very severe earthquakes last week. Therefore it was a very rough week for the Turkish public. The only agenda among the public was around the earthquake, its consequences and outcomes. Devastating earthquakes that hit southeastern Türkiye On February 6th, two catastrophic earthquakes struck southern and central Türkiye, as well as northern and western Syria.  ...

We are continuing with the second part of our interview with Ingar Solty, research fellow at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation affiliated to the Left party and a frequent expert to the German parliament’s public hearings on peace and security policy.. The first part has dealt with the approval of 100 billion Euros of defense spending as extra-budget item, where the ...

By Ljubodrag Simonovic, Belgrade / Serbia * Historically, capitalism, through its propaganda machinery, has created “legendary” personalities who serve as a symbol of its “developmental power”. Today, it is Elon Musk. The ruling media have created a myth out of him, to create an impression that developmental powers of capitalism are unlimited. The “genius visionary” Musk is the one who ...

With the eruption of conflict over Ukraine, the world’s eyes turned repeated to Berlin, the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany. Just three days after the begin of what Russia called “special military operation”, German Chancellor announced a “turning point” in Germany’s foreign policy. An extra defense spending of 100 billion Euros followed. Later on, everyone focused on former ...

Mehmet Yuva, head of the Türkiye-Syria Friendship Movement, is in the region hit by the earthquake to help people in need. He shared his observations and views with us during his heavy schedule in these difficult times. We thank him wholeheartedly. Yuva proposes a three-pronged road map for the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Syria and Türkiye at the ...

Earthquake is a sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth’s rocks. Seismic wave, vibration generated by an earthquake, explosion, or similar energetic source and propagated within the Earth or along its surface. On 17 August 1999, a catastrophic magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kocaeli Province of Turkiye, causing monumental damage and 18,373 deaths. Named ...