Sweden will join NATO by July – POLITICO

Sweden will join NATO by July – POLITICO

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is confident Sweden will join the military alliance by July at the latest, he told German news agency DPA this week. The next NATO summit will be held in Washington from July 9-11 and the Nordic country will be a fully-fledged member by then, he said. Sweden and Finland abandoned decades … Read more

Atatürk row scuttles Turkish Super Cup football final in Riyadh – POLITICO

Atatürk row scuttles Turkish Super Cup football final in Riyadh – POLITICO

The Turkish Super Cup football final to be played in Saudi Arabia on Friday was canceled after a dispute with Saudi authorities over the players’ shirts, according to media reports. The match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe was scheduled for Friday evening in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, but it had to be postponed over what the clubs described as “some … Read more

The uncertain future of the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor – POLITICO

The uncertain future of the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor – POLITICO

Anchal Vohra is an international affairs commentator and was based in Beirut until recently. The India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) was launched on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi amid much fanfare. A key pillar of United States President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific and Middle East strategies, the American leader hailed the project as … Read more

Turkey’s parliamentary committee approves Sweden’s NATO membership – POLITICO

Turkey’s parliamentary committee approves Sweden’s NATO membership – POLITICO

The foreign affairs committee of the Turkish parliament on Tuesday gave its approval for Sweden to join NATO, reported Turkey’s Anadolu news agency. This brings Sweden a step closer to joining the Western military alliance. It also comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delayed action on Sweden’s bid for a year, arguing the country … Read more

Turkish MPs set to restart talks on Sweden’s NATO application – POLITICO

Turkish MPs set to restart talks on Sweden’s NATO application – POLITICO

The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee will once again take up the issue of Sweden’s NATO accession Tuesday, according to a parliamentary statement cited in media reports. Turkey is one of two NATO countries, along with Hungary, that has yet to approve Sweden’s bid to join the military alliance following Russia’s full-scale assault on Ukraine. … Read more