ROME – Nine months after the eruption of the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis Friday…

INTRODUCTION The Ukraine war is most certainly not going according to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…

The path out of Lebanon’s presidential impasse remains unclear, highlighting the boundaries of Hezbollah’s influence.…

(Artist’s impression of the maritime drone (USV) attack on Sevastopol. Although the Russian Navy was…

Before February 24, 2022, many observers in Europe and North America considered Russian President Vladimir…

Istanbul- Shaffaf After nearly 40 years, a veteran photojournalist, Coşkun Aral, who had followed Civil…

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President of the United Arab Emirates Federation, the Ruler of Abu Dhabi created a surprise…

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Istanbul- On his 4-day tour to the United States, CHP Leader visited DAWN, one of…

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Lawmakers are demanding that the US withdraw its military from the cartel leader over its…

Israel preparing for potential escalation in north as Lebanon talks derail Defense Minister Benny…

The Iranian regime’s brutal killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini — who was reportedly brutally beaten…

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Russia’s top leader visits Beijing, meets with his Chinese counterpart, issues a joint communiqué condemning…

KUWAIT: Minister of Information Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi meets senior officials of the ministry.  KUWAIT: The information…

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The below is an edited transcript of David Petraeus’s interview with CNN’s Jim Sciutto. …

With all the headlines announcing possible replacements for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran – which claims…

Istanbul- Despite having no organic ties, he managed to convince everyone in the world…

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 (Undated picture of Enzo Ferrari posing with faulty parts in his “error museum” displayed at…

The Swiss branch of Russia’s Sberbank has been sold to the Geneva-based m3 Groupe Holding…

(Giampaolo Silvestri, secretary general of the AVSI Foundation (L), Cardinal Mario Zenari, Vatican envoy in…

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The Iranian occupation of Lebanon will recede and disappear, no doubt, and Lebanon will regain…

The Russian leadership, while refraining from mass mobilization has sought to portray the war in…

Istanbul-  Salman Rushdie, the writer of Satanic Verses, a novel that ignited outrage among some…

Whether or not Tehran is proven to be involved, the incident holds significant implications for…

Istanbul-Shaffaf As Ankara signaled new dialogue with Assad regime following the Sochi summit of Erdogan…

After President Erdogan’s joint intelligence statement last week and Pro-Govt media reports of a possible…

While the negotiations on the maritime border are progressing, the UN reports increasing aggression from…

President Joe Biden was not wrong when he declared that “justice has been served” with…

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