by Uğur Deniz – İstanbul The Co-Chair system is a system that not only ensures gender equality in politics but also nurtures fragmented non-hierarchical organization and an anti-government movement.Read More
by Hani al-Gamal – Cairo Lebanese and Israeli teams on Wednesday ended the first session of their second round of talks on the delimitation of their two countries’ maritime boundaries.Read More
by Fréderike Geerdink The Kurdistan Region in Iraq has never fully abolished the death penalty. People are sometimes sentenced to death, mostly for terrorism related crimes and for exceptionally cruel murders, but usually, the Region’s president refuses to ratify death sentences. It cannot be ruled out though that the two men who were sentenced to […]Read More
Akın Olgun – London The Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) coalition in Turkey has long been in a hurry to eliminate all obstacles in its path by normalizing all anti-democratic practices and making them “viable” through the discourse that the coalition is engaged in “rebuilding the state”.Read More
Hani al-Gamal – Cairo The first phase of the elections of the House of Deputies (the lower chamber of parliament) in Egypt ended on 25 October, following two days of voting.Read More
Akın Olgun – London The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, frequently delivers his political messages during the opening ceremonies of newly-built facilities. During these “ground-breaking” opening ceremonies of facilities, many of which are still under construction, such as schools, hospitals, dams, and etc., we often see Erdoğan cutting a ribbon in front of these […]Read More
Sarah Glynn The long march for democracy and freedom recently completed its very first Scottish manifestation.Read More
Hani al-Gamal – Cairo In an unveiled threat, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that his country will give Greece the answer that it deserves over the East Mediterranean dispute. The statement was made after Turkey sent its research vessel Oruç Reis -accompanied by Turkish warships – into Greece’s continental shelf. Erdoğan added in a […]Read More
Medyanews Exclusive The camps and prisons that ISIS fighters and their families stay in are located across Syria’s northeast. The situation of these prisoners is the subject of heated debate. However, as several countries have not taken enough responsibility for the situation, the future status of these prisoners is still unclear.Read More
Hani al-Gamal – Cairo Turkey has announced it plans to test-fire the controversial Russian-built S-400 air defense system within the next two weeks.Read More
