After a period of intense competition among regional powers in West Asia and North Africa, things seem to be moving to calm and de-escalation, where diplomacy finds chance to show up and play a role. Meanwhile, in a move apparently motivated by the new regional conditions, the UAE said it plans to engage in efforts to improve relations with Iran.

Two weeks after the Turkish intelligence agency said it detected and dismantled an Israeli spy cell, in recent days Ankara said it detained two Israeli citizens on charges of spying for Tel Aviv, potentially returning the Turkish-Israeli relations to tensions.

Less than six weeks to the Libyan presidential election, Paris hosted a conference on Libya with the presence of many actors with interests and influence in the North African country. The conference is aimed at offering international support to continuation of political power transition and arrangement of election in due time.

While the eyes in Yemen are on the Ma’arib battle, in recent days new developments have been taking place in the port city of Hudaydah, increasingly changing the battleground circumstances in favor of Sana’a forces.

Along with the post-election crisis in central and southern Iraq, the Kurdish politics is scene to a confrontation between the two leading parties. Although in northern Iraq claims about election fraud are not made very seriously, the victorious parties are at loggerheads over distribution of posts and power in Baghdad, especially the seat of president which is a Kurdish share.

The idea to establish a council of Turkic-speaking countries was raised in Nakhchivan in 2009 by Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev during meeting of leaders of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. In October 2010, they signed the treaty for foundation of the organization during the 10th meeting in Istanbul.

In the six years of the illegal war of the Saudi-led Arab coalition against Yemen, the arms sales to the aggression countries have been the driving force behind the continuation of the campaign and the Riyadh show of unwillingness to end its attacks on the civilians and infrastructure. Rights organizations and activists have been critical of the West’s hypocrisy ...

It was largely unthinkable that a leaked audio file of the past of the Lebanese Information Minister George Kurdahi about his stance on the Yemeni war and his praise of the Yemeni resistance to the Saudi-led would lead to sch a deep and wide crisis in the Riyadh-Beirut relations. The Saudis not only cut off economic and political ties with Lebanon and imposed a bilateral travel ban but also encouraged the UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain to follow suit.

The news of the US move to steal Iranian oil tanker in the Sea of Oman and the rapid and strong response of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) that thwarted the hostile American action made a world news hit.

Three weeks after the parliamentary election results, coalition making to form a new government remains in ambiguity and observation of the process of talks suggests that dialogue is moving ahead sluggishly.

The political tension between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon that was triggered by remarks of the Lebanese Minister of Information George Kurdahi who questioned the legitimacy of the Saudi war against Yemen is now drifting to a diplomatic crisis with Riyadh recalling its ambassador from Beirut and expelling the Lebanese ambassador.

In a short period after the election, different analyses have been presented in the regional and international political and media circles. The common point of all these analyses which to some extent are in line with the American viewpoints concentrates on two issues...

As there are speculations about what Arab country will be next in line to restore its ties with the Syrian government amid Damascus transition to stability from the grand crisis and preparation to return to regional and international equations, the eyes are going to Egypt and its President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

A US military base in southeastern Syria was attacked by a drone on Wednesday evening, according to media reports. The explosion at the base caused significant casualties, further reports said, though the US Central Command (CENCOM) said it had no information. No group has so far claimed direct responsibility for the attacks, but the Syrian resistance, who oppose the American occupation, has certainly been behind the attack.

The story of Turkey’s accession to the European Union after decades of talks and ups and down is quite like the Myth of Sisyphus in the 1942 philosophical essay about absurdity by the prominent author Albert Camus. Every time the puzzle of the Turkish membership looks close to completion, all of sudden, everything breaks down and efforts collapse.