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Turkish President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 - 1938, left), and Reza Shah (1879 - 1944), Shah of Persia, hold a historic meeting in Ankara, the new capital of Turkey, 1934. Getty Images

This day in history: Persia renamed ‘Iran’

The precedent for altering a country's name was set decades ago but the reasons for doing it can be very different

Sami Moubayed 21 Mar 2023
The architects of the 1913 coup were officers from the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) Jamie Wignall

The coup that brought down the Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman coups inspired similar coups against leaders in Iran, Iraq and Syria

Sami Moubayed 28 Feb 2023
Destruction in Gaziantep Imad Bezzi

Earthquake survivor recounts psychological ‘aftershocks’

Lebanese survivor of the Turkey earthquake explains how the disaster has mentally scarred those who experienced it

Mohamed abi Samra 23 Feb 2023
The first recorded earthquake struck Antioch in 115 AD, and the city was said to have been completely flattened, killing 260,000 people.
Andrei Cojocaru

Northern Syria’s sad history of devastating earthquakes

The first recorded earthquake struck Antioch in 115 AD, and the city was said to have been completely flattened, killing 260,000 people

Diana Darke 19 Feb 2023
People stand among the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, on February 9, 2023, three days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey. Getty Images

"It is catastrophic, and the United Nations is complicit"

Head of Syrian Civil Defence Raed Saleh says what is needed now is fuel to power the equipment to remove the rubble and recover the bodies

Al Majalla - London 19 Feb 2023
Syrian men gather by a destroyed building at a flooded area, after the collapse of a dam on the Orontes (Assi) river near al-Tulul village in Salqin. AFP

Are we more moved by the disaster or its footage?

While the need for public attention to prompt the world for support is undeniable, sharing videos of such suffering raises ethical issues regarding the privacy of victims

Samer Abou Hawwach 09 Feb 2023
A Syrian child sits on a collapsed building in the town of Azaz on the border with Turkey on February 7, 2023, following a deadly earthquake. AFP

Devastating earthquake needs swift aid response

Opposition-controlled Idlib is especially in need of aid as it has been systematically isolated by the Syrian regime

Charles Lister 09 Feb 2023
Russian Navy's diesel-electric Kilo class submarine Rostov-on-Don sails through the Bosphorus Strait on the way to the Black Sea past the city Istanbul as Sultanahmet mosque (L) and Hagia Sophia mosque (R) are seen in the backround. AFP

The Montreux Convention: The historic pact that has kept the Turkish Straits safe

Major world wars and events have passed yet the implementation of the convention has kept the Black Sea safe

Omer Onhon 24 Feb 2023
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad swears the presidential oath for a fourth term, in Damascus, Syria, in this handout released by SANA on July 17, 2021. SANA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Assad Says Turkey Talks Must Be Based On Ending 'Occupation'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said talks with foe Turkey should be based on the aims of ending the occupation of Syrian land and halting support for what he called terrorism, an apparent…

13 Jan 2023
The Turkish drilling vessel Fatih waits on the shores of Istanbul's Marmara sea in Istanbul, Turkey, 9 April 2020. [Erdem Sahin/EPA/EFE]

The Eastern Mediterranean in 2023: Escalation or Resolution?

While the world is obsessively focusing on the war in Eastern Europe, geo-economic tugging is building up in the Eastern Mediterranean over maritime borders. Pitching political and diplomatic fights…

Dalia Ziada 13 Jan 2023
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Movie "All quiet on the Western Front", directed by Lewis Milestone, sreenplay by Maxwell Anderson and George Abbott based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, produced by Carl Laemmle jr., Universal Pictures USA 1930. Getty Images
Culture & Social Affairs

World War I film wins Oscar in nod to Ukraine war

14 Mar 2023

War has long been a fixture of the cinema industry and it is no surprise that amid the Ukraine war, 'All Quiet on the Western Front' wins this prestigious awardrn

Mohammed Rouda
BBC TV presenter Gary Lineker prepares to broadcast inside the make-shift television studio ahead of the English FA Cup quarter-final football match. AFP
Politics

Sunak achievements overshadowed by Lineker controversy

14 Mar 2023

With the BBC agreeing on Lineker to return to work, Sunak hopes the issue will blow over. But this seems unlikely

Christopher Phillips
The iconic singer has touched the hearts and souls of Arabs throughout the region with her nostalgic songs about the glorious homelands that once were Andy Edwards
Culture & Social Affairs

Celebrating Fairuz, Lebanon’s ambassador to the stars

13 Mar 2023

The iconic singer has touched the hearts and souls of Arabs throughout the region with her nostalgic songs about the glorious homelands that once were

Mohamed abi Samra
After Syrians experienced the brutalities of war for more than a decade as the world stood by watching, earthquake survivors say they didn't expect help this time either Eduardo Ramon
Culture & Social Affairs

"We knew we would be left to die under the rubble"

12 Mar 2023

After Syrians experienced the brutalities of war for more than a decade as the world stood by watching, earthquake survivors say they didn't expect help this time either

Khaled Khalifa
This transformational development is part of the Kingdom's broad Vision 2030 reforms, which also support women's rights, a developed legislative system, and a renewed economic policy Julien Pacaud
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi Arabia experiencing transformational development in the realm of philosophy

05 Mar 2023

This transformational development is part of the Kingdom's broad Vision 2030 reforms, which also support women's rights, a developed legislative system, and a renewed economic policy

Saad Almuharib

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