By Nardine Ali / Cairo On September 13, a meeting took place between the Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh upon the invitation of President Sisi. The meeting carried significant meaning and importance for both countries and both leaders at a very critical time. The abnormal ...
By Tunç Akkoç Germany is going to elections next Sunday. The general elections of September 26 promise to be one of the most suspense, head-to-head in the history of Germany. Polls show all three major candidates for chancellor very close to each other, and if that wasn’t enough, the recent weeks have seen great changes in the numbers. It is ...
United World International expert Mehmet Perinçek spoke to the Azerbaijani news outlet Vesti.az on the situation in the southern Caucasus and a possible normalization between Turkey and Armenia. Below we document the interview as published by Vesti.az. The subtitles are set by UWI. Normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia will not only help Armenia get out of the difficult ...
The government front, furrowed by internal contradictions and pressure from the opposition, faces midterm elections after a hard defeat in the primaries. What happened? Defeated in primaries On September 12, mid-term primary elections were held for the 2019-2023 government turn. Definitive elections will be held in November when the government fears a sound defeat. The ruling party is a coalition ...
The Syrian professor Bessam Abu Abdullah spoke in a live connection to the Turkish TV Channel Ulusal Kanal on the actual situation in Syria. Abdullah said “What needs to be done in Syria is: The Syrian Armed Forces and the Turkish Armed Forces must declare their will to fight jointly against all kinds of terror organizations.” Being connected from Damascus ...
By Ali Riza Tasdelen It is now a well-accepted reality that the Atlantic camp led by the United States has been in a dissolution process for the past decade, while the Asian camp led by China, is growing now more than ever. Two separate events that took place last week have confirmed that reality once more. One of the events ...
By Yiğit Saner The road to compulsory vaccination The debate over the possibility of an obligatory vaccination against the coronavirus in Italy is becoming increasingly heated. During a press conference on September 2, Prime Minister Mario Draghi was asked whether, once the EMA (European Medicines Agency) and AIFA (Italian Medicine Agency) have given full authorization for the use of vaccines ...
By Özgür Altınbaş The President of the Afghan National Peace Council, Mohammad Daoud Abedi visited Turkey. During his visit, he made important statements concerning the refugee problem and the future Afghan government. Abedi stated his will to enlighten the Turkish public opinion in a wide range of issues. Abedi spoke about the refugee problem, the situation in Panjshir and the ...
Recently the French Court of Cassation gave the green light to indict the French cement giant Lafarge for complicity in crimes against humanity by financing ISIS in Syria. The court’s decision overturned lower court rulings that determined in 2019 that the cement giant’s payments to ISIS in Syria did not constitute terrorist financing. The court now holds otherwise, emphasizing that ...
By Caner Karavit Caner Karavit is professor of art in Istanbul’s Mimar Sinan University, teaching in the fundamental art education department. Karavit has published several articles in Turkish and international media, while also working as an artist and realizing several national and international exhibitions. Between 2013 and 2015, Karavit has stayed in China to pursue theoretical and practical strudies on ...