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de Daniel Predee Daochai Jacques Daoust Abdallah Abdel Razzaq Al Dardari Mazen S. Darwazeh Howard Davies John Davies Rob Davies Steve Davis Ahmet Davutoglu Shahzada Dawood Hussain Dawood Henrique De Castro Frank De Lima Patrick G. De Maeseneire Julien De Wilde Raymond Debbane Jean-Charles Decaux

e this June by a larger-than-ever majority, Erdogan portrayed himself as a neo-Ottoman savior. "Believe me, Sarajevo won today as much as Istanbul, Beirut won as much as Izmir, Damascus won as much as Ankara!" he told cheering crowds at a victory speech in the capital. "The West Bank and Jerusalem won

ce-?off with Israel could be the start of a new foreign policy, one that focuses on hard power instead of soft. Up to now, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has pursued a policy of "zero problems with neighbors," full of touchy-feely confidence-building measures like joint historical commissions with Ar

report's findings, the government has also stated that it does not recognize the report's validity. Shortly after the leak, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced a package of sanctions against Israel. Turkey first downgraded its diplomatic ties with Israel, and the minister also declared that Turkey

sts. To understand America’s current standing in the Arab world 10 years after 9/11, it’s instructive to visit Obros, a coffeehouse-cum-nightclub in Beirut. The place is a tribute to Kennedy-era “American kitsch,” and its 35-year-old proprietor Joulan El Aschkar displays a sophisticated touch, from Pierr

a relations have flourished in recent years as Turkey-Israel relations have grown cold. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, have actively sought to mediate local conflicts and bring much-needed stability to the region by forging close economic links. One of their bold pro

ti is struggling with the give-and-take of Lebanese politics. Life goes on in the freewheeling way that has long drawn repressed, frustrated Arabs to Beirut. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030050 --- PAGE BREAK --- 22 Hezbollah is a political party with a militia. That's a big problem. Israel's ultra-Orthodox Shas par

ly want to move forward, and the smaller Gulf states do as well," said Hammond. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031574 --- PAGE BREAK --- Alex Rowell joined NOW in Beirut as a reporter and blogger in February 2012. A British citizen, he was raised in Dubai and studied economics in London. Article 3. The Economist India

am big. Article 5. Hürriyet Will it be Cyprus' year? Yusuf Kanli 19 May 2014 -- The highlight of the one-day trip to North Cyprus by Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu might best be his bold declaration that time has come to end the 50-year-old Cyprus problem. Can there be relevance between the age and the time for