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bureau chief since 2010, covering Israel, the Palestine territories and nearby sovereignties. He worked 16 years at the Washington Post in Nairobi, Istanbul, Baghdad, Los Angeles and Rockville, MD. A,tklc 5. The Telegraph Inside Israel's nuclear wargames David Patrikarakos 4 Nov 2012 -- On the 24 Se

tia groups Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza — to enter the conflict on its behalf. "All our help to you over the years," the Israeli playing Ahmadinejad (a former colonel in military intelligence) declared in a meeting with Hezbollah, "has been for the purpose of this moment." "There's no such thin

n the world of Sunni Islam. Prime Minister Erdogan's obvious hunger to revive Turkey's glorious Ottoman days when the center of Sunni Islam was in Istanbul is a direct threat to Saudi primacy. That Qatar and its Al Jazeera press poodle enthusiastically backed the Turks and the Egyptians with money, dip

Rouhani, with his benign demeanor, seductive tone and more "moderate" message, will be more focused, serious and skillful in negotiations than Mr. Ahmadinejad, but still unyielding in Iran's core demand to retain significant nuclear capability. Even so, there are strong forces propelling both sides towar

k in a way Turkey has become a victim of its own self- EFTA_R1_00225766 EFTA01840710 image," said Soli Ozel, an international relations expert at Istanbul's Kadir Has University. "For six or seven months, Turkey tried its best to get Assad to change, and the allies waited for Turkey to deliver." Prim

s oft-expressed desire to see Zionism wiped off the map makes it seem as though Iran has a foreign policy committed to genocide (and suicide). But Ahmadinejad's position, as recent elections in Iran reveal, is far from secure among even hardliners. Syria, Iran's closest ally, is beset by civil war; Hamas,

oing just that. Kamer Daron Acemoglu is a Turkish-American economist. Article 6. NYT Turkey's Dickensian Disaster Mustafa Akyol May 21, 2014 -- Istanbul -- The fire that tore through the Soma mine last week underlined the dark side of Turkey's economic leap forward: poor working conditions and low s

Republic from returning to hard-line positions. "The electorate can send us back home," he said. "I retired at the early age of forty-seven"— when Ahmadinejad squeezed him out of the Foreign Service— "so I can retire again. And I think people have every right to make that choice." Zarif ascribed Ahmadinej

a way to present a compromise, you want to present it as a victory." Like other experts, he added a cautionary note. After an initial meeting in Istanbul last month that served mainly to test if Iran was willing to talk seriously EFTA_R 1_02205126 EFTA02721206 about its nuclear program, the United

t Iran had missed opportunities to resolve the nuclear crisis with Washington and its Western allies due to Khamenei's uncompromising attitude and Ahmadinejad's lack of skill and wisdom. Rouhani would never be allowed to make such remarks unless someone in authority approved. ZONE OF POSSIBLE AGREEMENT

. Big cities in the Muslim world have seen especially sharp drops. Eberstadt notes that only six states in the United States have lower rates than Istanbul. In Tehran and Isfahan, Iran, fertility rates are lower than those of any state in the United States. Eberstadt argues that the fertility decline i

d certainly not worth getting anxious about. Such a consensus is always dangerous, and it is worth looking more closely at what it is based on. Mr Ahmadinejad is the first Iranian leader to set foot in Cairo since the deposed Shah of Iran was given refuge in Cairo, where he died and received a state funer

with the support of the Gulenists. Erdogan will get lower numbers, but beyond that it is hard to predict, particularly the all-important cities of Istanbul and Ankara, the bastions of his power. The wild card is the declining economy. Deepening political instability, high-reaching corruption, Erdogan's

ran to distract attention from the fact that Israel continues to occupy Palestinian land. The unwise rhetoric employed by former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about the Holocaust and Israel armed Israeli hardliners with the perfect excuse to encourage "the most crippling economic sanctions" on Iran, which

c reforms. Newspaper seller Menderes is beaming: "Everything is great!" His newsstand is located at the Kadikoy ferry landing on the Asian side of Istanbul. Business is going well these days -- and not just for Menderes. The Turkish economy is booming, registering the second-fastest growth rate in the

nd, but sources say he is determined to go — will Mr. Ban then stand up and object? To his credit, Mr. Ban has in the past forcefully lectured Mr. Ahmadinejad about adhering to Security Council resolutions. EFTA_R1_00298517 EFTA01884036 But if he does so again, will Iran or anyone in the Non-aligned Mo