Amberin Zaman

Sophia Lauren yeniden moda olduğuna göre 60lı yıllarda annem Ayazpaşalı Vasfiye hanım (dayıka min) ile bir fotosunu paylaşayım bari.

A reminder it's been 21 months since #HongKong based SCMP #journalist Minnie Chan was last seen attending an event in Beijing. Last story filed November 1, 2023. Still no contact. We will never stop hoping for her safe return to her family. Will someone follow up this story?

The constructive role that @IKRPresident has played in helping bring the sides together cannot be overstated. Nechirvan Barzani is a highly skilled diplomat.

The July 19 meeting in Amman between US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack and the commander in chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazlum Kobane, went markedly better than their first face-to-face encounter 10 days earlier in Damascus, with the sectarian violence that's gripping the…

Good reporting on this issue by @ragipsoylu Why Turkey abruptly cancelled an Iraqi oil pipeline agreement middleeasteye.net/news/why-turke…

Al Arabiya reports that so far 20 drone attacks were carried out on oil and civilian facilities in Iraqi Kurdistan by Iran-backed factions.

Full #press conference by U.S. Special Envoy to #Syria #Ambassador Tom Barrack @USAMBTurkiye, held today in #Beirut following his talks with #Lebanon’s PM Nawaf Salam:

I believe this is the first viral public call for an antigovernment protest in Kyiv since the start of Russia's full-scale war. And it's from a soldier: "Friends, let's gather for the action and defend what we've built over the last decade. We're meeting at 20:00 on the square…

Rest in peace, Ozzy Osbourne — a true legend. PETA will remember the “Prince of Darkness” most fondly for the gentle side he showed to animals. He'll be missed by animal advocates the world over ❤️

NEW: Suwayda violence boosts Kurds’ leverage as US Syria envoy, SDF chief meet al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Yanılıyorsunuz Böyle bir İhtimal mevcut ve ilk duyuran biziz.

"Shame!" shouted many Ukrainian lawmakers as a majority formed from Zelensky's ruling party, pro-Russian oppo bloc & Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna voted to, in effect, dismantle Ukraine's independent anticorruption institutions. My story on a grim day: ft.com/content/21cf3d…

Why the PKK and its campaign for Kurdish rights are not history youtu.be/DLD_ppZx0is?si… via @YouTube

Hayir, boyle bir ihtimalin oldugunu duyurduk.

🩸A follow-up meeting, potentially in Paris, between @mazloumabdi & @USAMBTurkiye is being discussed, and French President @EmmanuelMacron may even attend, al-monitor.com/originals/2025… via @AlMonitor

NEW: ‘We will intervene’: Turkey’s Fidan warns against dividing Syria Ankara threatens action against the Kurdish-led SDF as the US pushes for the group’s integration into a post-regime Damascus. Via @ezgi_akin al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Hosam Saraya, a wonderful #Oklahoman, American Citizen and #Druze who was visiting family in #Syria was killed on July 16th with many of his family members. Very sad for everyone that knew him. edition.cnn.com/2025/07/22/mid…

The United States did NOT issue a 30 day ultimatum to the SDF to join the Damascus government. Whether Turkey did as ⁦@MiddleEastEye⁩ reported, I do not know. ⬇️

Rojnamevana navdar a Amerîkî @amberinzaman ji bo Nêçîrvan Barzani: 📍Ew dîplomatekî payebilind û xwedî ezmûn e 📍Rola avaker a Serok Nêçîrvan Barzani di nêzîkkirina aliyan de pir eşkere ye. 📍Nêçîrvan Barzani dîplomatekî payebilind û xwedî ezmûn e. #kurdistan

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Suwayda violence boosts Kurds’ leverage as US Syria envoy ⁦@USAMBTurkiye⁩ SDF chief @mazloumabdi meet - AL-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012 al-monitor.com/originals/2025…