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Turkey fortifies nearly half its land borders with walls under nationwide security plan
ANKARA (Realist English). Nearly half of Turkey’s land borders are now protected by security walls as part of an extensive...
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey pledge to boost competitiveness of Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway
TBILISI (Realist English). Railway officials from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey have agreed on joint steps to enhance the competitiveness of...
Hamas and Turkey condemn Israeli interception of Gaza aid flotilla
JERUSALEM (Realist English). Hamas on Wednesday night denounced Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla, calling it a “crime of piracy...
Turkey set to sign $43bn LNG deal with US
NEW YORK (Realist English). Turkey is preparing to finalize a $43bn liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchase agreement with the United...
Turkey begins nationwide construction of bomb shelters amid regional security concerns
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey has launched the construction of bomb shelters across all 81 provinces, according to a source familiar...
Turkey’s war college chief: Greece cannot win a war against Ankara
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Greece would be unable to fight and win a war against Turkey, the rector of the Turkish...
Turkey eyes “Zangezur corridor” for future energy transit, omits mention of Armenia
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has declared that Ankara will prioritize the so-called “Zangezur corridor” as a...
Turkey seeks full use of Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline in new energy pact with Iraq
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey is pressing for full-scale utilisation of the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline as a key condition in a...
Turkey deepens ties with Libya’s east as maritime deal edges closer to full ratification
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Saddam Hifter, commander of Libya’s eastern ground forces and son of Khalifa Hifter, made his second visit...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
Iran’s new leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls for unity and vows continued resistance
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s newly appointed Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei delivered his first public address...
Chinese expert says U.S. focus on Middle East could shift military balance in Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (Realist English). China could gain a strategic advantage in the Taiwan Strait if U.S. military resources continue to shift...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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