Protesters gather at Swedish embassy in Turkiye to condemn Quran burning

Cities across West Asia have also witnessed backlash to the recent Quran burning, including in Amman, Baghdad, and Saada in Yemen

Turkiye cancels Swedish minister’s visit over Quran burning protest

The visit was aimed at addressing Turkey's objection to Sweden's bid to join NATO

Extremist Israeli settlers burn Quran in Hebron

Israeli forces protected the settlers as they desecrated holy sites and the Quran, preventing Palestinians from entering the Ibrahimi Mosque

West Asian countries condemn desecration of the Quran by Swedish far-right groups

Violent clashes took place between far-right extremists who wanted to burn copies of the Quran and counter protesters

Finland lifts Turkish arms embargo

Finland and Sweden announced its official membership bid to join NATO in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Turkiye torpedoes trilateral meeting with Sweden, Finland

In response to the indefinite postponement, the Swedish PM stressed his country wants to 'restart dialogue' with Turkiye in order to ratify their NATO bid

Sweden should not expect Turkiye’s backing to join NATO: Erdogan

The burning of the Quran by a Swedish far-right politician has drawn the ire of Ankara, with the Turkish president calling it 'blasphemy'

Google Play game incites players to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader

Other stages of the game include boss fights against several IRGC commanders and clerics, including General Qassem Soleimani and Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati

Israel appoints settler as army chief in occupied West Bank

Much of the international community considers the settlements illegitimate and and a major obstacle for a two-state solution

Waving a pistol, Israeli official urges settlers to kill Palestinians

Lately, there has been a surge in settler violence across both holy sites and Palestinian neighborhoods in the West Bank

Palestinian factions sign ‘Algeria declaration’ to end division

The Algerian initiative was put forward as a result of the continuous aggression of Israeli forces against the Palestinians

Palestinian PM demands Israeli ‘settler gangs’ be designated as terrorist organizations

Extremist settler groups are often escorted by Israeli police into Palestinian neighborhoods and holy sites to commit hate crimes

From Balkh to Konya: Discovering Rumi’s spiritual geopolitics

While Jalal al-Din Rumi is synonymous with Islamic mysticism, a deeper dig brings to light the West Asian political changes and upheaval that shaped his world and other-worldly view.

Taliban issues face-covering law in latest curtailment of Afghan women’s rights

The decision comes despite the absence of strict requirements in Islamic law and has reportedly become a point of discord among Taliban leadership

Israeli forces attack Al-Aqsa worshippers following Islamic holy night

The attacks occurred during one of the holiest nights of Ramadan, in a move that could prompt a direct reaction by the Palestinian resistance

Erdogan in Kiev, Putin in Beijing: can neo-Ottomanism fit into Greater Eurasia?  

Reporting from Istanbul: As the world turns further over monumental announcements from the Putin-Xi summit in Beijing, Turkey's Erdogan keeps walking a thinning tightrope between NATO and Eurasia

Why Marib’s liberation will break the Saudis and shake West Asia

If Ansarallah controls Marib, it will control all of Yemen and some of the world's most strategic waterways. No wonder its adversaries are shaken.

The Kalashnikov has not yet found its way into the West Bank

West Bank Palestinian resistance fighters are back in the spotlight as clashes with occupation forces intensify. But how organized is the fight, where do they get their weapons, and are there sleeper cells waiting for a spark to light?