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www.thelevantfiles.org The Levant Files launches as a trilingual new analytical platform focused on Eastern Mediterranean affairs, offering nuanced insights beyond traditional reporting.

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 11h

Syria's settlement with Kurdish-led forces faces a critical test following the killing of a soldier near Hasaka, a deadly prison fire, and escalating street tensions over local governance and language rights: www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/10/a-so... #Syria #Hasaka #Kobane #Kurds #SDF #MiddleEast

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A Soldier's Killing, a Deadly Prison Fire: Syria's Kurdish Peace Faces a Dangerous Test

Sipan Hizni had joined the Syrian army through the agreement meant to end the confrontation between Damascus and Kurdish-led forces. His...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 11h

Turkey faces a dual trust crisis as refereeing officials are detained over manipulation claims, while thousands of fund investors await repayments amid widening fraud investigations: www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/10/turk... #Turkey #TurkishFootball #SuperLig #Economy #SPK #Finance

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 13h

Fighting intensifies around Yemen's Taiz cutting off civilian escape routes, while reports of an unidentified projectile strike and fire at Saudi Arabia's Yanbu oil port fuel concerns of a wider regional conflict: www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/10/yeme... #Yemen #Taiz #SaudiArabia #Yanbu #MiddleEast

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Yemen's War Widens Around Taiz as Reports of a Saudi Port Fire Fuel Alarm

Yemen's fighting is intensifying around Taiz, and reports of a fire at Saudi Arabia's Yanbu oil port have added to fears that the confli...

The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 13h

A tanker caught fire after being struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, as the US expands sanctions against Iran and deploys additional naval forces to the Middle East.

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Tanker Fire in Hormuz as US Widens Sanctions and Iran Floats Nuclear Inspections Deal

A tanker caught fire after a projectile strike in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, as Washington expanded sanctions against Iran a...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Turkey arranged secret talks between Syrian officials and Hezbollah to broker a border security understanding,

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Turkey Seeks Damascus–Hezbollah Deal, but Iran’s Absence Complicates Talks

Turkey has brought Syrian officials and Hezbollah representatives together for secret talks, seeking a security understanding between ...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Diplomacy is fraying. Britain is investigating an alleged Iran link at RAF Fairford. Tehran is preparing for a harder response — and the IRGC claims a new long-range anti-ship capability.

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From New York to Fairford: US-Iran Diplomacy Frays as Tehran Prepares for a Harder War

What began as another attempt to find a formula for reopening the Strait of Hormuz is sliding back towards the language of war. Washington...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In these dark and challenging times, The Levant Files stands with T24 and with all independent media working under intimidation, censorship and the threat of prosecution. www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/10/turk... #T24 #PressFreedom #Turkey #Censorship

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Turkey Blocks T24 as the Pressure on Independent Voices Spreads

On 30 September, readers in Turkey lost access to T24's website after a court ordered restrictions on the independent news outlet over a...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Iranian state TV’s Press TV has spotlighted claims calling the suspicious incident near RAF Fairford a potential "false flag" designed to draw Tehran into conflict.

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Fairford “False Flag”? Iranian State TV Floats Explosive Claim as UK Mystery Deepens

Iranian state television has given prominence to a "false flag" hypothesis surrounding the incident near RAF Fairford, introducing a cou...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A failed summit in New York, rival claims of blocked papers, and 19 undisclosed proposals: Cyprus diplomacy is once again trapped in a blame game over documents the public hasn’t even seen.

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Cyprus Is Fighting Over a Document Nobody Has Seen

In Turkey, there is a saying: "Maksat üzüm yemek değil, bağcıyı dövmek" ("The aim is not to eat the grapes but to beat the vineyard keep...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Flydubai cockpit crisis: Survivors return to Israel under fighter escort following an emergency diversion to Saudi Arabia, triggering high-level security talks between Israel and the UAE. www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/flyd... #Flydubai #Israel #UAE #Security #Aviation

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Flydubai Cockpit Crisis: Survivors Return Under Fighter Escort as Security Dispute Deepens

Flydubai passengers returned to Israel under fighter escort on Wednesday evening after a violent cockpit incident forced their Dubai–Tel A...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Iran reviews Washington’s indirect response to its offer on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, mediated via Qatar. But with sequencing unresolved and Tehran holding to its conditions,

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Hormuz Lifeline or Another Deadlock? Iran Reviews US Reply to Reopening Offer

Iran says Washington has answered its offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, bringing a new diplomatic exchange before Tehran’s leadershi...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Fatima Zahra El Mansouri has made history as Morocco's first female prime minister. Following PAM's election win, she now faces the immediate tasks of building a coalition,

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Morocco Has A New PM, An Ambitious Woman and Politician

Fatima Zahra El Mansouri has become Morocco’s first woman prime minister, a historic appointment that gives the Arab world its second wom...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Israel’s left is uniting under The Democrats and a revived Joint List, but unity on the ballot hasn't resolved the coalition dilemma: can the broader opposition actually govern alongside Arab parties? www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/isra... #IsraelElections #TheDemocrats #JointList #Knesset

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Israel’s Left Is Back Together. Can It Become a Governing Alternative?

Israel’s progressive and left-wing parties are heading into the October election more organized than they were four years ago. But unity ...

The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A cockpit altercation aboard a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight forced an emergency diversion to Saudi Arabia, triggering immediate fears of a major terror plot.

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Another 9/11? The Threat Is Real—But the Evidence Isn’t There Yet

The alarm was real. The explanation is not settled. As investigators examine a cockpit confrontation aboard a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight, a l...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Four years after the 2022 Pretoria agreement halted large-scale fighting, northern Ethiopia is once again on the brink. Clashes between federal troops and Tigrayan forces have reignited over unresolved territorial disputes,

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Tigray on the Brink: Why Ethiopia’s Fragile Peace Is Unravelling

After two years of devastating war, Tigray is again caught between armed forces and unfinished politics. Federal troops say they are m...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As the last US troops depart, Iraq faces an internal unraveling: armed militias, oil revenue remains vulnerable, and water supplies dwindle. The state may keep its borders, but control is rapidly hollowing out. www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/spec... #Iraq #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #OilPolitics

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Special Analysis | Inside Iraq's Silent Partition: Militias, Oil and a State Losing Its Grip

Iraq will probably keep its borders. The danger is unfolding inside them, where armed factions can challenge the government, foreign powe...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tehran has put forward a proposal to halt hostilities and lift sanctions in exchange for nuclear access and Hormuz, but both sides are eyeing the November midterms. Read the full analysis www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/the-... #IranWar #USMidterms #Geopolitics #MiddleEast #StraitOfHormuz

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The Iran War Is Being Timed Against America's Midterms

Donald Trump says the war on Iran will end "very soon." Tehran is talking about the same end point, though in a different register and o...

The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Turkish football faces fresh turmoil as police detain Central Refereeing Committee chairman and six others in a multi-province probe into alleged document forgery and mistreatment of officials: www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/turk... #TurkishFootball #Turkey #SuperLig #BreakingNews #Football

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Turkey's Refereeing Chief Detained as Football Faces Fresh Scrutiny

By the Editorial Team of TLF Turkish football's refereeing crisis reached the top of its administration on Tuesday, as police detained Ce...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Direct US–Houthi talks in Muscat may help secure Red Sea shipping, but a narrow maritime deal risks permanently entrenching Yemen’s internal partition without resolving who governs the country: www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/tlf-... #Yemen #Houthis #RedSea #USForeignPolicy #MiddleEast

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TLF SPECIAL | The Quiet Danger in US–Houthi Talks: A Yemen Divided Without a Partition Deal

Washington is talking to the Houthis as fighting spreads across Yemen. The immediate goal appears to be protecting shipping. The deeper ri...

The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Renewed clashes between Ethiopian federal forces and the TPLF have put the 2022 Pretoria peace deal at serious risk, with fighting spreading into Afar and threatening the vital Djibouti trade corridor: www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/ethi... #Ethiopia #Tigray #Afar #HornOfAfrica #BreakingNews

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Renewed clashes between Ethiopian federal forces and the TPLF have put the 2022 Pretoria peace deal at serious risk, with fighting spreading into Afar and threatening the vital Djibouti trade corridor: www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/ethi... #Ethiopia #Tigray #Afar #HornOfAfrica #BreakingNews

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Ethiopia–Tigray: Latest Situation Brief

By the Editor of TLF As of 29 September 2026 (Asia/Nicosia), fighting that resumed last week between Ethiopian federal forces and forces...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Renewed clashes in Baidoa between federal forces and regional factions are exposing deep fractures across Somalia, while placing Turkey’s growing military footprint under scrutiny: www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/turk... #Somalia #Baidoa #Turkey #HornOfAfrica #Security

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Turkey's Ally Somalia Faces A Dangerous New Internal Crisis

Renewed fighting in Baidoa is more than a local power struggle. It exposes the widening fracture between Mogadishu and Somalia's regions, ...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As the US-Iran conflict upends regional dynamics, Gulf states are rethinking long-held security assumptions, seeking greater strategic autonomy, and direct diplomacy with Tehran. Read more on The Levant Files www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/five... #MiddleEast #Iran #GulfSecurity #Geopolitics #GCC

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Five Suspects Released on Bail after RAF Fairford Terror Probe

Five British men arrested near RAF Fairford, a UK base used by US bombers during the Iran war, have been released on bail. The case is sti...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Five British men arrested near RAF Fairford under the Terrorism Act have been released on bail as counterterror police continue exploring possible motives, including foreign state links: www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/five... #RAFFairford #UKNews #CounterTerrorism #BreakingNews #Security

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Five Suspects Released on Bail after RAF Fairford Terror Probe

Five British men arrested near RAF Fairford, a UK base used by US bombers during the Iran war, have been released on bail. The case is sti...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Washington is tightening the squeeze on Tehran by targeting foreign airports, fuel suppliers, and ticketing services keeping Iranian flights running: www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/sanc... #Iran #Sanctions #Aviation #MiddleEast #Geopolitics

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Sanctions at Altitude: Iran’s Air Links Face a New Squeeze

Iran’s growing aviation restrictions are not just about cancelled flights. They are making travel, trade, family visits and access to esse...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Vucic has resigned as Serbia’s president, shifting focus to the October 25 parliamentary election where he aims to return as prime minister. Serbia now faces back-to-back votes amid two years of mass protests. #Serbia #Vucic #Balkans #Belgrade #BreakingNews www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/serb...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A reported clash involving US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle has reignited questions over influence, LNG deals and Greek sovereignty. The account is disputed, but Athens has yet to offer a full public explanation. www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/neo-... #Greece #EnergySecurity #LNG #Balkans

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Neo-Colonialism Visits Athens and Speaks the Language of Energy Deals

The affair surrounding US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle is bigger than gas, bigger than AKTOR and bigger than one ugly remark at a private d...

The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Five British men remain in custody after armed police intercepted three suspicious vehicles near RAF Fairford. Counter-terrorism officers are investigating. www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/raf-... #RAFFairford #CounterTerrorism #UKNews #Gloucestershire #Security

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RAF Fairford: Five British Nationals Held as Counter-Terrorism Probe Continues

By the Editorial Team of TLF Five British men remain in custody after armed police intercepted three suspicious vehicles near RAF Fairford...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Al-Aqsa visit during Sukkot was more than a religious appearance—it sent a political signal, testing a long-standing status quo and drawing condemnation across the region. www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/ben-... #AlAqsa #Jerusalem #Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast

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Ben-Gvir's Al-Aqsa Visit Was a Political Signal

By the Editorial Team of TLF Itamar Ben-Gvir's appearance at Al-Aqsa during Sukkot was presented as a religious visit. It was also a show...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Iran’s Khamenei threatened to push “enemy forces” from the Arabian Sea, expanding rhetoric beyond the Strait of Hormuz. The claim is unverified, but it raises fresh concerns. www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/kham... #Iran #ArabianSea #StraitOfHormuz #MaritimeSecurity

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Khamenei Threatens to Push Enemy Forces out of Arabian Sea

By the Editorial Team of TLF Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has threatened to drive forces he described as enemies out of the Ara...

The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🚨 RAF FAIRFORD: WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY KNOW? Five men arrested. Suspected explosives. A US-used air base. And investigators examining a possible Iran-linked motive.

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Five Questions About The Suspected RAF Fairford Terror Plot

Five men, three suspicious vans, a US-operated air base and an investigation that now reaches directly into the security fallout from the Ir...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🚨 From Fairford to Cyprus If an Iran link to the suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford is proven, the repercussions could reach Britain’s military bases in Cyprus — and the communities surrounding them. #Iran #UK #Cyprus #RAFFairford #Akrotiri #US www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/from...

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From Fairford to Cyprus: Why a Proven Iran Link Would Change Britain’s War

The arrests near a UK airbase used for US operations against Iran raise a question that reaches far beyond Gloucestershire: could Britain’s ...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

IMPORTANT: Five Held Over Suspected Terror Plot Near US Iran-War Bomber Base in Britain Although our live blog is now closed, our coverage will be updated as further information becomes available. www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/brea...

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IMPORTANT: Five Held Over Suspected Terror Plot Near US Iran-War Bomber Base in Britain

Five men have been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act after three suspicious vehicles were reported travelling towards RAF ...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🔴 LIVE | Britain on alert. Welcome to our live blog as a major counter-terrorism operation unfolds near RAF Fairford — the US bomber base used during the war with Iran. We follow developments as they happen. www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/09/brea...

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LIVE BLOG: Explosives Arrests Near US Iran-War Bomber Base Put Britain on Alert

LIVE BLOG UK Terror Investigation Near US Iran-War Bomber Base: Five Arrested Near RAF Fairford Britain's counter-terrorism pol...

The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🚨 Turkey’s fund scandal is moving up the chain. Tera Portföy chairman Erdin Özel has been detained, the Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya affair has pushed the crisis deep into political territory, and new connections surrounding Özata Denizcilik are coming under scrutiny.

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Turkey’s Fund Scandal Moves Up the Chain: Tera Chairman Detained as Political Connections Multiply

Turkey’s widening fund scandal has entered a more dangerous phase. Investigators are moving higher into the financial groups at the centre o...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sex. Spies. State secrets. Albania’s intelligence scandal is no longer just about hundreds of private messages between former SHISH chief Vlora Hyseni and businessman Ergys Agasi. The bigger question is far more serious: if classified intelligence left SHISH, where did it ultimately go —

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Sex, Spies and State Secrets: Did Albania’s Intelligence Scandal Expose More Than SHISH?

The scandal surrounding former Albanian intelligence chief Vlora Hyseni is beginning to look much bigger than the intimate messages that fir...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

⚠️ Could Niger’s military fracture — and turn the Sahara into a wider proxy battleground? In a guest analysis for TLF, Fulan Nasrullah examines the tensions inside Niger’s armed forces, competing Algeria–Libya and UAE–Haftar axes,

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The Possible Implosion of Niger And Conflicting Axes In the Eastern Sahara

How Internal Tensions and a UAE-Algeria Confrontation Threaten Nigeria’s Northern Border By Fulan Nasrullah The failure of the August 28–2...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🚨 Turkey’s fund crisis has reached Erdoğan’s AKP. Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya has asked to leave her senior party posts after explosive allegations over highly profitable share transactions. The political fallout is now real. The financial allegations still need to be proven.

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Turkey’s Fund Crisis Has Reached the Governing Party

An investigation that began in the obscure corners of Turkey’s investment-fund market has now crossed into the governing party. Fatma Betül ...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🚨 ALARM IN TURKEY: A police union says seven members of the force died by suicide in just five days, as anger grows over wages, pensions, punishing working conditions and the soaring cost of everyday life.

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ALARM IN TURKEY: Seven Police Suicides in Five Days — An Economic Crisis Is Becoming a Social One

Turkey’s economic crisis is no longer visible only in inflation tables, supermarket prices or the value of the lira. It is increasingly appe...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🚨 AND NOW WHAT? Trump has rejected Iran’s seven-day Hormuz roadmap. Tehran is warning that US bases and interests could be targeted if Washington attacks again. Diplomacy is still alive — but the space between negotiation and another round of fighting is becoming dangerously narrow.

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

⚠️ Cyprus One Step Before Final Partition? The danger may not be a dramatic declaration of partition, but something quieter: division becoming normal, permanent and eventually irreversible.

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Cyprus One Step Before Final Partition: Is the Warning Justified?

Cyprus has not been formally partitioned. But after more than half a century of division, something more dangerous may now be happening: par...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Lionel Messi has visited Israel, met Israeli leaders and worked with Israeli companies. He has also visited Palestine, met Palestinian leaders and spoken publicly about Gaza’s children. So where is the evidence that he is a Zionist?

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Lionel Messi Has Many Flaws. Being a Zionist Is Not One of Them*

Luciano Zaccara explains how an entire political identity was built around Lionel Messi, even though the Argentinian footballer rarely talks...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Iran is keeping its eastern door open — while preparing for the possibility of another US attack. Flights towards Asia continue through a narrowing aviation network. At the same time, Tehran is warning that renewed US strikes could trigger retaliation across the Middle East.

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Iran Keeps Its Eastern Door Open While Preparing for Another US Attack

Tehran is doing two things at once: preserving the air links that still connect it to Asia while warning that another American attack would ...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A second Mecca Pact ally is under fire. Pakistan’s worsening security crisis raises a difficult question: what can Turkey and Saudi Arabia actually do when the threat comes from an insurgency entangled with Afghanistan? Turkey has access to Kabul. Saudi Arabia has money and influence.

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A Second Mecca Pact Ally Is Under Fire. Can Turkey and Saudi Arabia Help Pakistan?

A reported deadly blast in Dera Ismail Khan brings the Mecca Pact face to face with a very different kind of security crisis. Unlike Saudi A...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🚨 Turkey’s fund crisis is moving closer to its inner circle. Investigators are now asking who entered the funds early, who profited — and where the money went.

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IMPORTANT | Turkey’s Fund Crisis Reaches Its Inner Circle: Investigators Turn to the First Investors

A third wave of detentions is moving the investigation backwards — to the people who were inside some of the funds before ordinary investors...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Keryneia tragedy deepens. The Filo Jet wreck has now been searched from end to end, 554 metres beneath the sea. The black box was recovered — but the 13 people still missing were not found inside.

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Keryneia Tragedy Deepens: Missing 13 Are Not Inside the Filo Jet Wreck

Nearly a month after the Filo Jet disaster off Keryneia, the most exhaustive examination yet of the sunken catamaran has brought a devastati...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🇸🇩 Who governs Sudan if Washington recognises neither side? The army-backed administration runs much of the formal state. The RSF exercises power across territory it controls. Yet neither, Washington says, represents legitimate constitutional governance.

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Who Governs Sudan If Washington Recognises Neither Side?

Washington says neither of Sudan’s warring forces has the constitutional authority to govern. Yet ministries still operate, diplomats still ...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“I can’t make ends meet.” A retired police officer’s desperate words at a protest in Ankara tell a much bigger story:

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“I Can’t Make Ends Meet”: A Retiree’s Protest Reveals the Reach of Turkey’s Cost-of-Living Crisis

A retired police officer was taken to hospital after a suicide attempt during a pension protest in Ankara. But the few words he spoke about ...

The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Is the Mecca Pact being activated? As Houthi attacks reach deeper into Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan and the kingdom are preparing urgent military consultations.

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Is the Mecca Pact Being Activated as Yemen’s War Reaches Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are preparing urgent talks among their military chiefs after another wave of Houthi attacks. For the first...

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The Levant Files @thelevantfiles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🇹🇷 Turkey’s economy is not collapsing — but it is under serious strain. The arrest of a former central bank deputy governor has pushed the widening investment-fund scandal closer to the heart of the financial establishment. #Turkey #Economy #Inflation

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