Wednesday, 30 April , 2025

Turkey

Permanent People’s Tribunal accuses Turkey of crimes against humanity on the...

by John Hunt in Brussels Feb 7, 2025 THE Permanent People’s Tribunal has ended two days of hearings by accusing Turkey of committing crimes against humanity...

PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after Ocalan’s call

The Kurdish group said in a statement that any congress for dissolution must include the jailed leader By Alex MacDonald March 1, 2025 The Kurdish Workers Party (PKK)...

SDF chief says PKK disarmament call ‘not related to us in...

By Reuters Feb. 27, 2025 The commander of the Kurdish-led forces that control northeastern Syria said that a call by the leader of the militant Kurdistan...

Kurdish militant chief Ocalan’s peace call prompts hope, scepticism in Turkey

Abdullah Ocalan's call for the PKK to end its decades-long armed struggle against Turkey has prompted both hope and scepticism. The New Arab Staff &...

Fear and Loathing in the “New” Syria

By Daniel Kovalik February 15, 2025 During her confirmation hearing for Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard was grilled about having been a purveyor of “Putin’s...

A prisoner and a hostage of the Turkish state is proclaiming...

Ocalan orders the PKK to dissolve in a historic statement By Ragip Soylu in Ankara Feb. 27, 2025  Armed group's leader says it should lay down its weapons as armed...

Erdogan’s deafening silence on Palestine

A lot has changed since Erdogan’s 'one minute' moment at Davos in 2009. Once celebrated for championing pro-Palestinian rhetoric and action in the region,...

War and Peace in Europe (Trump, Putin and Zelensky)

by Dimitris Konstantakopoulos Feb 23, 2025 In a previous article we highlighted the (apparent and at first glance) contradictory nature of Donald Trump's foreign policy. On...

Démocratie, Gauche et Impérialisme : les guerres des élites occidentales contre...

Aucune des interventions occidentales n’a apporté la démocratie ; toutes ont conduit à des désastres sociaux et nationaux dans les pays où elles ont eu lieu. Par Dimitris Konstantakopoulos Peu avant sa mort, dans une série d’écrits, Samir Amin a développé les deux questions...

Syria: Jihadists and Turkey threaten Kurds

by Jason Ditz  February 13, 2025      The fighting between the Kurdish SDF and the forces of Turkey and its proxy the SNA continues apace in...