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Analyst: “The agreed so-called ceasefire only benefits Israel because it removed Hezbollah”

By Kouthar Sambo Amid a time of great geopolitical fractures in the Middle East, the Russian/Ukraine war, and the United States' (US) role in the political landscape, an international relations expert and a Mail and Guardian Columnist Donovan Williams provided a comprehensive, yet punchy breakdown of the most pronounced geo-political developments that unfolded throughout the year. The Government of National Unity (GNU) - how the dynamic impacts SA politics "We […]

24 December 2024

International News

Turkey wants to join BRICS after NATO members from Turkey says the process to join is underway

By Kouthar Sambo Turkey wants to join BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, and China, with South Africa) after NATO members from Turkey said the process to join BRICS is underway. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive on Thursday, the Research Director at the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg, Emmanuel Matambo, said the situation comes after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, leaving the United States (US) as the […]

6 September 2024

International

Turkey agrees to back Sweden’s Nato bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to forward Sweden's membership bid for the Nato military alliance to Turkey's parliament, Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg announced on Monday. "I'm glad to announce ... that President Erdogan has agreed to forward the accession protocol for Sweden to the grand national assembly as soon as possible, and work closely with the assembly to ensure ratification," Stoltenberg told a news conference. Stoltenberg did not specify a date for when […]

11 July 2023

International

Turkiye expects Sweden to fulfil pledges under Madrid memorandum for NATO bid

Turkiye expects Sweden to fulfil its promises made under last year's Madrid memorandum for its North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) bid, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday, citing a pact signed with Turkiye, Norway and Sweden at a NATO summit. Speaking at a military graduation ceremony in Istanbul, Erdogan criticised Sweden for embracing terrorists despite its pledges, questioning: "How can a state that does not distance itself from […]

9 July 2023

International

Turkey’s Erdogan will ‘keep promise’ in approving Finland’s Nato bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that Ankara will approve Finland’s bid to join Nato after months of negotiations. "Whatever the process is, we will run that process. We will do our part. We will keep our promise," Erdogan told journalists at the Grand National Assembly in Ankara, the state-run agency, Anadolu, reported. According to Bloomberg, Erdogan asked Finnish President Sauli Niinisto to meet him in person to give his approval […]

16 March 2023

International

Sweden to distance itself from Kurdish militias in effort to join NATO, FM says

Sweden has reaffirmed its decision to distance itself from Kurdish militant groups in its bid to join NATO, as it attempts to secure Turkiye's approval to join the military alliance. Earlier this year, Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the potential threat it would pose to them. While that bid was approved by 28 of the alliance's 30 member states, […]

6 November 2022

International News

US sanctions NATO ally Turkey over Russian S-400 defence missiles

US President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday imposed sanctions on its NATO ally Turkey over its purchase of a Russian air defence system, setting the stage for a further confrontation between the two nations as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office. The move comes at a delicate time in relations between Washington and Ankara, which have been at odds for more than a year over Turkey’s acquisition from Russia […]

15 December 2020

International News

33 Turkish soldiers killed in Syrian air raid in Idlib

At least 33 Turkish soldiers have been killed in an air raid by Syrian government forces in the northwestern Idlib province, the governor in the southeastern province of Hatay said early on Friday, raising an earlier death toll, while also threatening an escalation of conflict and another refugee crisis. The deaths are the largest number of fatalities suffered by Turkey in a single day since it began sending thousands of troops […]

28 February 2020

International News

Libyans mark seven years post revolution that ousted Gaddafi

Thousands of Libyans on Saturday marked the seventh anniversary of the start of protests that ousted former leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. In the capital Tripoli, and across many cities in the North African country, thousands packed public squares where the authorities were organising concerts and other festivities. The celebrations were held amid political and economic challenges that the country is facing. Libya descended into chaos after the 2011 NATO-backed uprising, […]

18 February 2018

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