For France, Libya is one of the most important countries and areas of influence in North Africa, and leader of Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar is France’s long standing ally. Paris, while officially recognizing the legitimacy of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, prefers not to support the GNA, unlike neighboring Italy. Despite Macron’s recent declarations ...

On May 28, 2020, the Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China was adopted at the Plenary Session of the National People’s Congress (NPC). This is the first law to be called a “Code” since the foundation of the People’s Republic of China. In Qiushi, the central theoretical organ of the CPC, the Civil Code is described as “an ...

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly pointed out the need for American troops to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible. Despite this, the Pentagon, CIA and industrial organizations stand in favor of military forces staying in this country. The flow of financial aid to Afghanistan is used by Americans in the name of personal interests and plays an important role ...

On July 7, Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini arrived in Ankara to discuss defensive cooperation and the situation in Libya with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar. This visit will be the second of a high-level Italian representative to Ankara related to the situation in Libya. On June 19, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that Turkey and Italy will cooperate ...

A new wave of escalation has flared up in Libya due to the latest airstrikes on the Al-Watiya airbase. The attack was leveled against a military facility located 140 km south of Tripoli, and damaged Turkish air defence systems housed there. Ankara officials warn that the incident is likely to escalate the ongoing conflict in the wartorn North African country. ...

One side would have social network giants granting virtual impunity when it comes to leaving provocative, defamatory and otherwise hateful posts, the other extreme is totalitarian blockages of unwanted content without explanation. There is another aspect at play however, when these platforms become so successful they practically become a state in their own right. The most important precedent for the ...

By Elif Ilhamoğlu Turkey continues Operations Claw-Eagle and Claw-Tiger against the PKK terrorist organization in the north of Iraq beyond the borders. Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar, stating that Operation Claw-Tiger is continuing as planned and that commandos have been transferred to the areas planned by air strike operation, added that “41 terrorists have been neutralized, besides serious amounts ...

The political agenda in Turkey has heated up along with the weather. The government’s new political actions in some unexpected fields have sparked a massive debate among the Turkish public. PROTESTS AGAINST THE NEW LAW ABOUT JUDICIAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS The draft law on changing the status of the lawyer’s bars, which has been discussed frequently in the past weeks, has ...

Erdogan, Putin, Rouhani negotiations The Presidents of Turkey, Russia and Iran held a trilateral virtual summit on Syria. As a result of video negotiations, the leaders of the states – Recep Tayyip Erdogan Vladimir Putin, and Hassan Rouhani – adopted a joint resolution. During the video call, the leaders discussed humanitarian, economic and security issues. The leaders paid special attention ...

Attacks against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on various social media outlets have once again raised questions about the totalitarian nature of Twitter, Youtube and Facebook around the world. After Erdogan’s family (his daughter and son-in-law) received abusive tweets about the birth of the fourth child in their family, the Turkish president spoke out against social media and declared that ...

The World Anti-Imperialist Youth Union (WAYU) is an international youth platform established by 23 youth organizations from 12 countries in Istanbul on 29th October 2014. It aims to unite all the youth of the world under the same roof of anti-imperialism regardless of any differences. The below statement is the joint youth declaration on the new world after COVID-19 pandemic, ...

By Nardine Ali The Egyptian political and social scenes were on shaky water over the past two weeks due to changes domestically and regionally that required President Abdel Fatah Al Sisi’s intervention and speedy comment to assure the Egyptian people about their future. Is there an imminent war on Egypt’s western borders? After weeks of escalations between Egypt and Turkey, ...