UNSLIM Ghassan Salame

What the Fall of Mosul Means for the Kurds?

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) sees new opportunities in the mayhem prevailing in Iraq. The fall of Mosul on June 10 to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) propelled a humiliating retreat of the US-equipped Iraqi army from several key cities north of Baghdad including Baiji, home to the Iraq’s largest oil refinery […]

Türkiye, Zimbabwe poised to boost ties

Türkiye and Zimbabwe agreed Wednesday to boost their ties in all fields as Turkish top diplomat Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visits the African country. “We reviewed all aspects of our relations today, how to enhance our economic relations,” Çavuşoğlu said at a joint press conference with his Zimbabwean counterpart Frederick Shava. “We need to establish the Joint […]

Qatar-US: Aljazeera America to wind down due to financial reasons

Cable news network Al Jazeera America announced Wednesday it is due to shut down its operations in America because of financial reasons. The network said it would stop operating by April 30, less than three years after it was launched in 2013 by Qatar-based global media group to bring unbiased news and rival main stream […]