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What Does Israeli Regime Seek in the Caucasus?

Tel Aviv's intervention increased in the Caucasus in the late 2000s, when the ministry of foreign affairs established the special departments of Caucasus and Central Asia.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Jewish political tradition is based primarily on a realistic school of thought. Israeli regime has derived its three underlying principles of foreign policy from this school which are: to focus on survival among hostile neighbors, to seek power, and to form alliances.

Israeli regime's foreign policy has also close ties with its longstanding historical traditions.

Israel, Qatar and Turkey to Sign Trilateral Agreement for Joint Military Presence in the Persian Gulf

Building aircrafts and multi-purpose military vehicles are included.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Turkey is preparing to establish its first military base abroad, according to Lale Kemal, a commentator in the newspaper Today's Zaman.

The military base will be established in Qatar. Turkey and Qatar with the support of Israel is going to begin broad cooperation in the field of military industry, the formation of the joint force and unified action in the region.

American Reporter in Turkey Killed in Suspicious Car Accident

The veteran reporter was in fear of the Turkish Intelligence Agency after breaking stories about Turkey and ISIL.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - Serena Shim was killed in a suspicious car accident on Sunday as she was on a working mission in Turkey to cover the ongoing war in the strategic Syrian town of Kobani. Shim, an American citizen of Lebanese origin, covered reports for Press TV in Lebanon, Iraq, and Ukraine.

She was going back to her hotel from a report scene in the city of Suruç, a rural district of Şanlıurfa Province of Turkey when their car collided with a heavy vehicle. The identity and whereabouts of the truck driver remain unknown.

Christian MPA Shot Dead in Provisional Capital

Just after a year in office, he has been murdered.

(ISLAMABAD) - Handery Masih, a Christian Member of the Baslochistan Assembly, was shot dead in Quetta on Saturday noon.

According to details, Handery’s personal security guard sprayed bullets on him outside his residence in Quetta. He was immediately shifted to the nearest hospital but unfortunately he could not survive.

Israel Put on Notice Throughout the World

“The real purpose of these hearings is to hold Israel accountable,” said American, David Schermerhorn, passenger on board Challenger 1. “In the past, Israel has committed horrendous actions against Palestinians and their supporters.”

(ISTANBUL) - Internationals from 20 countries came to Istanbul to hear testimony on March 27, 2014 against Israeli officials and to offer their support to the victims on board the Mavi Marmara.

Many of these supporters had also been attacked on other flotilla boats; suffering wounds, unlawful detention, torture and theft of money, credit cards and possessions at the hands of the Israeli militants.

Iran Review: Protests in Turkey: A New Wall Street in Taksim Square

Most protesters are voicing their opposition to the way chosen by Erdogan to run the country’s affairs.

(TEHRAN Iran Review) - Turkish people’s demonstrations started in late May 2013 in protest to the government’s urban development plans and gradually swept the entire nation.

Early protests, which still continue, targeted the municipal officials of the port city of Istanbul after they decided to destroy the city’s iconic Taksim (Division) Square and an adjacent park.

Missiles Over Istanbul? Or Just Knock-Out-Their-Eyes Tear Gas?

The US and NATO should be answerable to the entire world, not just to themselves.

(PORTLAND, OR) - So, now that the Turkish government, under the fiats of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip "Facebook is the worst menace to society" Erdogan, is running down nonviolent protesters and shooting tear gas cannisters into their heads and permanently blinding them, should we ask John McCain what to do?

Or John Kerry? These are some of the leaders of the conservatives and liberals who want to ramp up the US military aid and action in Syria because Bashar al-Assad is violent against violent insurgents and anyone else affiliated with them or nearby when his Syrian military strikes.

TURKEY: Protesters Call for Resignation of Prime Minister Erdogan

More than 100,000 Turkish protesters have gathered at Istanbul’s Taksim Square, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan.

(ISTANBUL) - The protesters occupied the iconic Taksim Square on Saturday as part of their demonstration against the government’s decision to demolish Gezi Park and replace it with an Ottoman-era military barracks to be used as a shopping mall.

Police forces clashed with protesters, using tear gas and water cannons to disperse them.

Gas Starts Flowing from Israel`s Levant Basin, What Now?

Israel has the upper hand right now in terms of development and production, but it lacks the infrastructure without Turkey.

(LONDON OilPrices.com) - The first gas has started flowing from Israel's supergiant Tamar gasfield in the Levant Basin.

Where it will go will redraw the Mediterranean energy map and the geopolitics that goes along with it.

ABC News At Least 2 Dead in Likely Suicide Attack Outside US Embassy in Turkish Capital

TV footage showed the embassy door blown off its hinges.

(ANKARA) - A suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive Friday in front of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, killing himself and a guard at the entrance gate, officials said.

U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardione told reporters that a Turkish citizen was also wounded in the 1:15 p.m. blast in the Turkish capital.