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Should Turkey Join BRICS?

In August, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced at the 15th BRICS Summit that Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates had been invited to join the bloc and the membership will take effect on January 1, 2024.

Middle Eastern Media’s Take on the May 14 Elections in Turkey

Al-Ahram newspaper in Egypt noted that the reason why French, American, and British media outlets were so interested in the Turkish elections had to do with the geostrategic location of Turkey, a country that connects Asia with Europe; overlooks two of the most important straits in the world, the Dardanelles and Bosphorus; and has access to the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, and the Aegean Sea.