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Iran faces internet disruptions as protests intensify amid economic crisis
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran experienced widespread disruptions to internet connectivity on Thursday as protests against economic hardship intensified across the...
Imprisoned Turkish opposition leader vows to challenge Erdogan from jail
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Former Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, has declared that his imprisonment...
Turkey elevates Africa as strategic priority amid intensifying global competition
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey is placing Africa at the center of its strategic outlook as geopolitical competition on the continent...
Iran faces mounting internal unrest as U.S. pressure intensifies after Venezuela operation
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran is confronting a widening convergence of internal unrest and external pressure as protests linked to a...
Syria struggles to rebuild its army a year after Assad’s fall
DAMASCUS (Realist English). One year after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government, Syria is still grappling with the complex task...
Yemen’s UAE-backed separatists announce plan for independence referendum
ADEN (Realist English). The Southern Transitional Council (STC), which is backed by the United Arab Emirates, announced on Friday that...
Trump and Iran trade threats as protests spread across the country
TEHRAN (Realist English). Donald Trump and senior Iranian officials exchanged sharp warnings on Friday as protests widened across parts of...
Iran steps up repression of religious minorities after war with Israel
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran has sharply intensified pressure on religious minorities following the end of its brief summer war with...
Turkey seeks to deploy radar systems in Syria, Western intelligence sources say
AZAZ (Realist English). Turkey has been attempting in recent weeks to deploy radar systems on Syrian territory, according to two...
Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
China and Kazakhstan launch grain hub
BEIJING (Realist English). China and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint grain trading platform aimed at strengthening food security...
Putin and Xi Shape a New Architecture of Cooperation
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia and China have agreed to further strengthen their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, expand economic ties,...
“Restrictions Alone Are Not Enough — Children Need to Be Engaged”: Paata Amonashvili on Meaningful Alternatives to Gadgets
TBILISI (Realist English). Restrictions alone are not enough to overcome children’s dependence on gadgets — children must be offered meaningful...
Turkey and Israel on the verge of direct confrontation
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov analyzes the causes and consequences...
NATO Anchors at Hormuz? IRGC Warns of Retaliation
TEHRAN (Realist English). On May 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an uncompromising statement: if the United States undertakes...
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
Russia seeks its place in China’s new transport corridor
MOSCOW (Realist English). Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Beijing, experts are increasingly discussing the hidden contradictions...
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