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Turkey eyes post-Iran Middle East as regional order shifts - analysis

It’s not clear whether Ankara is posing as a neutral power or seeking to portray itself as similar to most European and NATO powers that also remained outside the war.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Ankara, last April. Ankara is quietly assembling the architecture of permanent regional power, the writer says.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Ankara, last April. Ankara is quietly assembling the architecture of permanent regional power, the writer says.

Turkey’s strategy for long-term dominance in the Middle East - opinion

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 23rd edition of the annual Doha Forum, in Doha, Qatar, December 6, 2025.

'Israel cannot live without hostility': Turkey warns Israel may target it next

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025.

'Turkey is the new Iran': The growing threat Erdogan poses to Israel - analysis


Erdogan says Turkey values Iranian stability, praises Rouhani

Turkey's ties with Iran expanded last year as the country's relations with the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia - Tehran's main international opponents - all frayed.

TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani in Sochi.

Palestinian militant chief in Lebanon camp says he's moved to Syria

he rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad has drawn militant Sunnis from across the region.

A Free Syrian army fighter pours tea in the rebel-held town of Dael, Syria.

The Israel-Sunni alliance

Although discreet ties have developed, they are unlikely to be formalized without progress on the Palestinian track.

Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, a former head of Saudi intelligence

Voices from the Arab press

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

Britain's Employment Minister Priti Patel

Egypt 'hunting down' gays, conducting forced anal exams

On the same day, Egypt also banned all forms of support toward the LGBT community on media outlets.

A rainbow coloured placard in the colors of the LGBT flag [Illustrative]

Suicide attacks on restaurants, checkpoint, kill 60 in southern Iraq

Islamic State is under siege in the Syrian city of Raqqa, its operational base for attacks in the Middle East and the West.

ONE OF MANY churches destroyed by ISIS in the Christian town of Qaraqosh, Iraq.

Leading Sunni Muslim center calls for intervention to 'save' al-Aksa

Issuing of the statement pointed up the potential for wider reverberations of the al-Aksa crisis in the Arab world.

Egyptian Muslims take part in evening prayers called "Tarawih" on Laylat al-Qadr or Night of Decree, at Al-Azhar Mosque in old Cairo, Egypt June 21, 2017.

Lines in the Sand: Qatar's increasing isolation in the Arab world

An alliance of pro-US Sunni Arab states is emerging.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan as he sits down to a meeting with of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders during their summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Iran's Zarif urges Trump to discuss avoiding another 9/11 with Saudis

Saudia Arabia denies supporting its citizens who hijacked planes on September 11, but modern critics wonder if the nation's growing extremism could lead to a repeat of the incident.

The second tower of the World Trade Center bursts into flames after being hit by a hijacked airplane in New York on September 11, 2001.

Will Trump be a game-changer for the Muslim world?

How will the new US administration impact the age-old Sunni-Shi’ite conflict?

Sunni and Shi'ite worshippers, together with Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Sabah, pray at the Grand Mosque of Kuwait, in Kuwait City [File]