World press on Syrian crisis, Iranian nuclear problem and Islamization of Turkey (April 25, 2012)

"Syria’s remaining cash reserves are quickly dwindling as the country’s anti-government uprising marks its 13th month, according to intelligence officials and financial analysts who describe a steady hollowing-out of the country’s economy in the face of sanctions," an article published by The Washington Post says. "The financial hemorrhaging has forced Syrian officials to stop providing education, health care and other essential services in some parts of the country, and has prompted the government to seek more help from Iran to prop up the country’s sagging currency," the analyst wrote. "Revenue from Syrian oil, meanwhile, has almost dried up, with even China and India declining to accept the nation’s crude," the article reads.

The Guardian published an article on the Iranian nuclear problem. Israel's military chief, Benny Gantz, has stated he doesn't believe Iran will decide to make nuclear weapons and that Iran's key decision makers are rational, the author of the article informs. Gantz's comments are at odds with those recently expressed by the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who warned in a CNN interview in Jerusalem on Tuesday that sanctions "better work soon," the author underlines.

Hurriyet published an article by Burak Bekdil entitled 'Hire an imam, not a lawyer!' The article is devoted to the continuing Islamization of Turkey and the situation surrounding the country's justice system. "Turkish courtrooms are becoming like theaters staging medieval screenplays full of black humor. “Ottomania” is not only popular in soap operas, films and books but in courtrooms too, reminding one of well-known jokes from the Ottoman era such as “qadis” (judges ruling in line with the Islamic law and appointed by the sultan) could be back soon!" the article reads.