Saeed Abdulrazek

Saeed Abdulrazek
Arab World Abu al-Duhur airbase following strikes, Syria, August 18, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Barrack: Israeli Strike on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur Base Sought to Bait Türkiye

The Israeli strike on the Abu al-Duhur military base in northern Syria near the Turkish border last Tuesday, may have been intended to provoke Ankara and is…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World A satellite image shows craters on the runways of the Abu al-Duhur airbase near Syria's Aleppo after an Israeli attack, August 19, 2026. (Pleiades Neo © Airbus DS 2026/Handout via Reuters)

Türkiye Denies Military Presence at Abu al-Duhur Airbase Before or During Israeli Strike

Türkiye has reaffirmed its support for Syria’s efforts to develop its military capabilities and infrastructure and preserve its unity and sovereignty, while…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World Out-of-service Syrian Air Force aircraft at the Abu al-Duhur military air base, east of Idlib, after Syrian opposition fighters seized the area on Dec. 7, 2024 (EPA) 

Türkiye Rejects Israeli Claims Used to Justify Strike on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur Air Base

Türkiye has rejected Israeli claims about its military posture in Syria and Israel’s justification for strikes on the Abu al-Duhur military air base in Idlib,…

Saeed Abdulrazek
Arab World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during his first visit to Türkiye in February 2025. (Turkish Presidency)

Erdogan Plans Syria Visit, Reaffirms Türkiye’s Support for Stability

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to visit Syria soon, reviving a trip initially scheduled for April but postponed after the outbreak of the Iran…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Syrian counterpart, Asaad al-Shaibani, hold talks in Ankara on Thursday (Turkish Foreign Ministry)

Syria Says Ending Weapons Outside State Control Key to Regional Stability

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said Damascus is working to end the presence of weapons outside state control, arguing that dismantling armed…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the presidential complex in Ankara. (Turkish Presidency)

Iraqi-Turkish Coordination on Energy, Water Corridors as Al-Zaidi Visits Ankara

Counterterrorism, energy, water, trade, and the Development Road project topped talks between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iraqi Prime Minister…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Business A worker carries out maintenance on the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, which transports oil from Iraq to Türkiye for export abroad. REUTERS

Türkiye Pressures Iraq to Operate Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline at Full Capacity Before July 27

Baghdad and Ankara are racing to draft a new strategic oil transport agreement as the deadline for a landmark 1973 accord approaches on July 27. High-level…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
World Israel destroyed Hama military airport after reports Türkiye used it to transfer construction materials and equipment to the T4 air base in Homs. (AP)

Armenian Genocide Row Fuels Türkiye-Israel Rift

An Israeli government decision two days ago to recognize what it called the “Armenian genocide” committed by the Ottoman Empire in 1915 has poured fuel on a…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv) Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)