Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping’s grand thoroughfares are now global in scope, extending as far as Djibouti, a strategic maritime chokepoint in Africa, just west of the Arabian Peninsula, or Ecuador, home to South America’s third-largest oil reserves.
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Switzerland considers banning Hezbollah
Switzerland is considering banning the Iranian-backed Shia group, Hezbollah, after the country’s federal council agreed last week to review a report investigating the group’s activities within its borders.
Read More »U.S. Won’t Send Aid to Lebanese Government Over Terror-Finance Concerns
The Trump administration is worried humanitarian aid for Lebanon will end up in the hands of U.S.-designated terror group Hezbollah if routed through the government in Beirut, according to senior U.S. officials.
Read More »Israel attacks Hezbollah posts after shots fired at soldiers
Israeli attack helicopters struck observation posts of the militant Hezbollah group along the Lebanon border overnight after shots were fired at Israeli troops operating in the area, the military said Wednesday.
Read More »US Criticizes Turkey for Hosting Hamas Leaders
The Trump administration says it strongly objects to Turkey’s recent hosting of two leaders of Hamas, which the United States regards as a terrorist group.
Read More »Turkey's Hostility to Israel-UAE Peace Accord
It should not be a surprise that a government that supports Hamas is against the normalization treaty between Israel and the UAE. The treaty will hopefully pave the way for more peaceful coexistence and cooperation between Israel, the UAE and other Muslim countries. The Erdogan regime, through its hostility to …
Read More »Why Some Palestinians Support the Israel-UAE Accord
Some Palestinians do not share their leaders’ rage toward the United Arab Emirates. These Palestinians say they are worried that the Palestinian leadership’s overreaction to the UAE-Israel deal is counterproductive and will cause further harm to the Palestinian cause.
Read More »Moscow Hopes to Avoid Having to Save Lukashenko’s Regime – and Especially Lukashenko
The options for Russian intervention seem unpalatable, but there are worrying signs that some in Putin’s circle feel it may be a regrettable necessity.
Read More »Kosovo Political Parties Shun Campaign to Abolish Hague War Court
Kosovo Liberation Army veterans are calling for the abolition of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, a Hague-based war crimes court set up to try former guerrillas – but the country’s main political parties refuse to openly back the initiative.
Read More »Expulsion of Russian Diplomats Signals Return of Slovakia to EU-NATO Trajectory
The new Slovak government is taking steps to regain the respect of its EU and NATO partners after years of prioritising Russian economic ties.
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