Turkey, Egypt expand military ties with cooperation frameworks: What to know Increasing defense cooperation between Ankara and Cairo comes as Turkey seeks to offset the expanding Greek-Cypriot-Israeli alignment in the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkey
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Trump says Iran deal is ‘over’ Khartoum, Beijing to develop Sudan seaports; Trump bid to lift Turkey CAATSA sanctions faces hurdles; and more. By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Culture 'We have been cheated': Egypt slams FIFA after loss to Argentina FIFA has faced scrutiny throughout the tournament over its video assistant referee, which overturned a goal that could have helped Egypt defeat the South American giant. Egypt
Egypt loses to Argentina 3-2, bows out of World Cup after historic run Egypt's Round of 16 appearance was the deepest run in the national team's World Cup history after three previous appearances ended in the group stage. Egypt
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Iran mourns Khamenei as questions swirl over Mojtaba’s absence By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Qatar reports progress in US-Iran talks By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Araghchi warns Israel as US, Iran hold technical talks in Doha By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Erdogan Weighs In on Egypt Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the loss of life in Egypt, but his words carry less and less weight both domestically and internationally. Egypt
Arab Spring Triggers Renaissance in Turkish Art More than 560 years after the fall of Constantinople, which precipitated an exodus of artists, the Arab Spring has created an influx of artists to Istanbul. Egypt
Hamas, Gaza's Armed Factions Struggle To Stay Out of Sinai Conflict Hamas and the main armed factions in Gaza are holding regular meetings to avoid being dragged into conflict in the Sinai. Palestine
The Middle East’s New Divide: Muslim Versus Muslim The Muslim world is in the throes of a messy period of political modernization, which means the issue of the role of religion in the state is being debated, and fought, in the public square. Egypt
Brotherhood’s Scorched-Earth Strategy Provokes More Bloodshed The conflict in Egypt is not about who rules, it's about “what to rule” — the state of Egypt or the Brotherhood’s Islamic state? Egypt
Egypt Deaths Call for Action The resignation of Egypt’s Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei is a clear indictment of the military's actions. Egypt
Egypt, Iran Top Dempsey's Agenda in Israel Visiting Israel again, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey will urge Israel not to attack Iran while his counterparts will press Washington to deepen their involvement in Egypt. Egypt
Morsi Is Not Arab World’s Mandela In response to Tawakul Karman's recent article in Foreign Policy, Bassem Sabry and Hani Sabra write that Mohammed Morsi is no Nelson Mandela. Egypt
Russia’s Course in Syria Unchanged Al-Monitor’s coverage of US and Russian policies toward Syria; the protests in Egypt; and the return of reformist and Islamic chic in Iran. Egypt
Why Egypt Shouldn't Break The Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins Egyptians are divided over whether Cairo's pro-Mohammed Morsi sit-ins should be allowed to continue or be broken up forcefully. Egypt
Egypt, Sisi Straddle Past, Present and Future The legacy of former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser hangs over the fate of Egypt and Defense Minister Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egypt
Burden on Brotherhood To End Egypt’s Crisis For the Muslim Brotherhood to be brought into the political process, it must first accept the basic principles of Egyptian nationhood, sovereignty and identity. Egypt
