Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani is subsidizing the rapidly increasing cost of bread in Idlib in response to growing resentment against his organization. Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has pledged to provide $3 million to subsidize bread after HTS-controlled Idlib experienced a severe …
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Iranian forces, Taliban clash over Afghan ‘border misunderstanding’
Iranian media denied reports that several Iranian border checkpoints fell to the Taliban on Wednesday. Clashes between Iranian forces and Afghanistan’s Taliban fighters have ended, Iranian state news outlets reported on Wednesday, blaming a “border misunderstanding” for the incident. “The clashes ended and Iran is discussing the dispute over the …
Read More »How Mosul’s liberators became occupiers
Civilians in the Iraqi city of Mosul complain about the power of the militias who freed them from the clutches of the Islamic terror group IS, but turned to occupier later on. Cars form long queues in front of petrol stations in Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul — a city …
Read More »Despite war clouds, a Ukraine-Russia clash is unlikely – analysis
Russia likes to toy with Europe and show that it can defend its former near abroad. Why anyone from Moscow to Washington would want an actual conflict appears far-fetched. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned this week that Russia would respond if NATO-member countries crossed a “redline.” Meanwhile, US Secretary of …
Read More »Putin putting together plan to invade Ukraine – Blinken
The US is deeply concerned by evidence that Russia has made plans for significant aggressive moves against Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. The United States urged Russia on Wednesday to pull back its troops from the Ukrainian border, warning that a Russian invasion would provoke sanctions …
Read More »Turkish lira slips to record low because of Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan interferes in Turkey’s monetary policy – with serious consequences for the country’s currency. The Turkish currency is still in free fall. On Wednesday, the lira slid three percent to a new record low. In turn, the dollar’s exchange rate rose to as high as 13.49 liras – …
Read More »Stop Iranian Drones Act introduced by House Foreign Affairs C’mtee reps
The legislation states that it is US policy to prevent Iran and Iranian-aligned groups from acquiring UAVs that can be used in attacks against the US or allies. A bipartisan group of leading members from the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced the Stop Iranian Drones Act (SIDA) on Tuesday. According …
Read More »Iran starts enriching with advanced centrifuges while stalling in Vienna talks
Negotiations between world powers and Iran to restore the 2015 nuclear deal resumed in Vienna for the first time in over five months. Iran took further steps to advance its nuclear program, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Wednesday, as Iranian diplomats said they won’t rush on negotiations with …
Read More »De, igen, Kövér arról beszélt
Végtelenül szomorú hallgatni ezt a beszédet. Kövér László ugyanis éppen harminc évvel a titkosszolgálatokkal kapcsolatos egyezség megszületése után rúgta fel a rendszerváltó konszenzust. Amelynek kialakításában neki is része volt. Szerencsére vannak azért jelek, hogy amit látunk, legfeljebb diktatúraparódia, s a szolgálatok főszabály szerint korrekten teszik a dolgukat. Reméljük, jól látjuk. …
Read More »Blinken Warns Russia Against ‘Renewed Aggression’ in Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Russia against taking any “escalatory actions” toward Ukraine, saying Tuesday that “any renewed aggression would trigger serious consequences.” Speaking to reporters alongside Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics during a visit to Riga, Blinken said the United States is “very concerned” about Russian troop …
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