The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expanded ties to officials of the African nation of Mali who were recently sanctioned by the US Treasury over what was described as malicious activities by the Russian mercenary group Wagner in the
Sirwan Kajjo, writing fellow for the Middle East Forum, journalist, researcher, author, and broadcaster on the Voice of America (VOA), spoke to a July 21st Middle East Forum Webinar (video) about the role of U.S. forces in war-torn and fractured Syria,
Endy Zeminedes, executive director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), spoke to a July 24th Middle East Forum Webinar (video) in an interview with Cliff Smith, director of the Washington Project at the Middle East Forum, about issues
In mid-June, an umbrella group of US-Islamist non-profits heavily influenced by Türkiye organized a lobbying day in the U.S. Capitol. Over 500 attendees of the three-day event organized by the United States Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO)
In a damning report, the United Nations concluded that Turkey has increasingly become a hub for cocaine trafficking for Europe and the Middle East under the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose government was accused by the Turkish opposition