Orient Weekly Watch: CSIORS Edition - Friday, October 6th, 2023

Orient Weekly Watch: CSIORS Edition - Friday, October 6th, 2023

2023-10-06 12:00

2023-10-06 12:00

Array( [98271] => Array ( [author_name] => Filip Benes [author_description] => [slug] => filip-benes ) [98272] => Array ( [author_name] => Tomas Krizan [author_description] => [slug] => tomas-krizan ) [98273] => Array ( [author_name] => Issam Khoury [author_description] => Researcher, filmmaker, and journalist with 20+ years of reporting on developments in the Middle East, with a particular emphasis on human rights, terrorism, religious groups, and minorities. [slug] => issam-khoury ) [99632] => Array ( [author_name] => Carmen Gravano [author_description] => [slug] => carmen-gravano ) [100420] => Array ( [author_name] => Jan Záhořík [author_description] => Africanist/social scientist focusing on the modern and contemporary history and politics of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa as well as the issues of nationalism, identity, conflicts, inequalities, European-African relations in the Cold War, and recently also the issues of migration and security related issues particularly in the West African Sahel region [slug] => jan-zahoik ) [102511] => Array ( [author_name] => Fuat Emir Şefkatli [author_description] => Is a researcher specializing in non-state armed groups (NSAGs) in Libya and the Sahel region, as well as disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) processes. He holds a master’s degree from Plymouth University, Department of International Relations and Global Security, and is currently pursuing his PhD studies in the Strategy and Security Studies Program at the National Defense University in Turkey. Şefkatli serves as a North African Studies Researcher at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (ORSAM) and as an Associate Research Fellow at the Czech-Slovak Institute of Oriental Studies (CSIORS). He has contributed scholarly works and his commentaries and opinions have been featured in international media outlets including Al Jazeera English, Daily China, Russia Today, Middle East Monitor, and TRT World. [slug] => fuat-emir-efkatli )) no author 98368

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"Let us navigate the Middle East's nuances with this week's highlights: ADQ-Turkey rail, Lebanon-Israel border tensions, and Algerian media on Morocco's quake."

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Al-Monitor.com: Abu Dhabi's ADQ in talks with Turkey to build railway for trade corridor

Abu Dhabi's wealth fund, ADQ, is in discussions with Turkey to construct a railway over the Bosporus in Istanbul, forming a key segment of a trade corridor that aims to connect Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. 

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Moroccoworldnews.com: The Algerian Media's Political Exploitation of the Moroccan Earthquake

Following the earthquake in Morocco on September 8, the Algerian media, akin to the French media, demonstrated a bias influenced by political interests.

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Newarab.com: The Lebanon-Israel Border Negotiations and Their Implications

In a recent incident, Lebanese and Israeli forces engaged in clashes involving tear gas and smoke bombs for the second time in a week.