Erdoğan claims win in Turkish vote

The reelected President garnered a slight majority of ballots in the country’s run-off vote yesterday.   By Erin Viner Israeli President Isaac Herzog was among the first world leaders to…

Israel prepares for conflict with Iran

The defense establishment in Jerusalem identifies negative trends in Iran which could force a preemptive military response. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confidently asserted that…

Iranian, Syrian leaders hold talks

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Damascus in the first visit by an Iranian head of state since Syria's civil war began in 2011, in move that…

Iran, Russia, Syria, Turkey hold talks

Defense and intelligence leaders of the 4 countries met in Moscow to as part of efforts to rebuild ties between Ankara and Damascus after years of animosity during the Syrian…

Egypt, Syria, Turkey repair ties

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu yesterday – marking the first visit by a top official to Damascus in a…

Turkey, Syria hit by 3rd quake in 2 weeks

Tremors were also in Israel. By Erin Viner The epicenter of Monday’s 6.3 earthquake was near the southern Turkish city of Antakya. It struck at a depth of just 2…

IDF wraps up Turkey mission

The Israeli military’s “Olive Branches” Humanitarian Aid Delegation has returned home upon completion of the mission. By Erin Viner Israel was one of the first nations to offer aid following…

World rushes to help Turkey, Syria

[Ed. Note / Update: As of 9 February, there are over 400 members of Israel's Olive Branches delegation on the ground helping rescue and relief efforts in Turkey, along with…

Hundreds die in Turkey, Syria earthquake

[Ed. Note: Thousands have reportedly died in the tragedy since the publishing of this article]. One of the first nations to offer aid was Israel, where two massive earthquakes were…

Israel greets new Turkish envoy

For the first time since the restoration of full diplomatic relations, President Isaac Herzog formally received the credentials of the Ambassador of Turkey, Şakir Özkan Torunlar. By Erin Viner Torunlar…