Category: West Asia
Refugee Crisis in Syria: Greatest Fear of EU, Great Hospitality of Turkey
Arab Spring, which started in 2010 and still has prolonged effects, has also penetrated Syria and protests against the regime have turned into a war in a short time. This […]
What’s at stake for Saudi-East Asian relations?
Saudi Arabia’s King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, accompanied by a large delegation including royal family members and ministers, paid a month-long visit (that started from the end of February) […]
#TurkishAirlinesHelpSomalia Social Media Campaign
There has been a social media campaign that started on March 15 with the hashtag #TurkishAirlinesHelpSomalia. This hashtag is referring to the people of Somalia that are currently experiencing a […]
Russia’s S-400 in Turkey not to be integrated into NATO system
S-400 missile system that Ankara plans to buy from Russia will not be integrated into NATO missile defense system, the Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık said. “The Russian S-400 system […]
The “Real Asia Pivot”: Trump Will Do What Obama Only Talked About
Former President Obama should be given credit for recognizing this and for attempting, however weakly and ineffectively, to transition American attention further east. Ironically, due to his Administration’s failures, it […]
Ashraf Aboul-Yazid signs “the Memory of Silence” in Mumbai Poetry Festival
In Mumbai, 22nd and 23rd April 2017, a Paperwall Media and Publishing Initiative hosts its Mumbai Poetry Festival in the New Library Hall, in Mumbai- a city of dreams. PMP has […]
Globalisation, Nationalism and the Future
The Trump era is raising many questions worldwide. It is also becoming increasingly evident that people are looking more within that without their own nation—claiming the need to return to […]
The Political Egyptian-Korean Swing of the Presidential Case
Sometimes, it feels like political news comes as an immediate response to the political situation of another country. One clear example is the same corruption found in many Egyptian governmental […]
Iran’s defense budget increases by 86%
Iran has boosted its defense budget by 86% in the past four years, the Iranian Government Spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said. “Our budget in the defense and security field has […]